GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD
Encountering an extraordinary God in ordinary life
Issue # 272 September 26, 2001
Junk Piles
Sometimes, I drive my wife crazy because I’m somewhat of a packrat. I hate to throw anything out, because somewhere along the line, I just might need it, or a part from it, to do something with.
I know farmers who have acres of stuff piled up. It has been accumulating for years. Old buildings, vehicles, farm equipment, lumber, you name it, they probably have it somewhere.
They not only have it, they know exactly where to find it in the midst of the pile. Need an odd size plumbing fixture? How about a radio knob for a 1947 RCA? No problem.
If they don’t have the actual item, they probably have the components to make up a replacement.
Sometimes, our lives are like those junk piles. There is what appears to be debris as far as we can see. We look around us and all we see is more junk.
We have an advantage over those piles, in that there is a loving God who is ready to pluck us out from the debris of the world. There is no-one in the wretched junk piles of humanity who is not worth saving in the eyes of God.
If you have already accepted Christ as your Saviour, you have been freed from the debris and are being prepared for a whole new role. No matter what the world says, you are not "junk", you have an infinite value in the eyes of the creator.
Not only are you no longer junk, you are being prepared to be kings and priests
To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. Revelation 1:5b-6NIV
From the junk pile to the throne room. What a glorious transition.
Until next time, may you come to know what value you have in God’s eyes.
God bless.
Kevin
If you are lost in the junk piles of life and are looking for something more, look to Christ. Email me and I’ll share a few Bible verses about why a relationship with Jesus is important and a prayer that will make it possible.
It doesn’t matter how much junk is in your life, if you seek Him, He will meet you where you are at. Don’t wait another day, be lifted from the debris today.
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