Damaged Goods
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Can you see it?
There on the edge, a small hint of mold. It is damaged goods! The
revelation that this slice of bread was not fit for eating came to me after I
had been using slices from this loaf for two days. Rushing to make toast each morning, I had
been reaching into the bread box grabbing a slice and throwing it into the
toaster without looking. I had not
examined the bread. I just assumed it
was good. This particular day, I was in
no particular hurry and finally noticed the bread was defective. This scenario occurred a few months ago. I took the prerequisite photo shot and yet I
have not been able to write a post about my experience. I could not write until now.
I am damaged goods.
There I said it! As believers, we
have an intellectual understanding of our sinful state. We know in our heads, Jesus Christ paid the
cost for our sin and has made us righteous with His blood but in our day to day
incredibly busy lives we lose sight of our own sinfulness. We think we are rough around the edges but
generally okay. Conviction hit me early this morning. I have been so hurried that I have failed to
notice how I slight God. The sins I
commit everyday have gone unacknowledged and not confessed. My prayers lack David’ sense of brokenness
seen in Psalm 51:4 “Against you, you only have I sinned and done what is evil
in your sight.” I have failed to confess
to God that I am damaged goods. We are
blessed to have a God that even when we are unaware of our faults and failings,
He cares enough to open our eyes to that tiny area of mold at the edge of our
lives. I threw that whole loaf of bread
in the trash. Praise God, He does not
throw us away. When we confess our
sinfulness, He does not just repair us; He removes it so that what was once
damaged can be used again. The Blog is
back!
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