I am broken, that is what most of
us say to ourselves. Whether we are popular with other people or we are an
outcast, rich or poor, healthy or sick, our heart tells us that we are not the
person we should be. While we know what ails us, the cure eludes us. And even
if we know the cure, no one has the ability to administer the remedy our self.
Think of a white t-shirt, clean and
bright. If it were to fall into a mud puddle, the brightness would vanish
underneath the immense dirt stains. Even though the shirt knows it is needs
washed, there is no way it can get into the wash machine on its own. Regardless
of how much dirt is on it, once someone puts it through the washing machine, it
can return to the same bright and clean state it was before.
We are the same way, despite the
fact each one of us are broken, and sin the reason we are broken. Even though
we know that are hearts are sinful, not one of us holds the power to overcome
strangle hold it has on our life. It is only through Jesus Christ that sin can
be removed from our lives.
Some of us think because of the
terrible condition that sin has left our lives in that we need to get to a
certain point before Jesus can cleanse us, let alone use us. But the blood of
Jesus is more powerful than any sin you or I can commit, all we have to do is
allow Him to transform us into His instrument.
Even if we have a little pepper mixed in, we can still be the salt that
Christ has called us to be.
But some will come to me—those the
Father has given me—and I will never, never reject them. John 8:37 (TLB)
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