“…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24
“AHHHH!” I heard the scream from the other room and IMMEDIATELY knew the cause. Katie had walked into the other bathroom, only to be met by a scene that ALWAYS causes this reaction. I also knew what was coming next, “Did you see this?” Snickering to myself I replied, “Yea… but I knew it wasn’t going anywhere.” And then the natural, “is it dead?” So I said, “I don’t know… touch it!”
Living in Florida does have some disadvantages, one being Palmetto Bugs. If you have a house here, you WILL see an occasional Palmetto Bug. I use a spray that insures that if they walk over it, they will eventually die… just not right away! If you grab at them in the early stage of their ‘going on to eternity’ phase, they will ‘will’ themselves to RUN! I choose to just leave them alone for a while.
Writing carries bugs of it’s own. Yesterday’s ‘Words of the Day’ invoked 2 corrections for errors I had made. 1 was theological and 1 was grammatical. THANKFULLY I appreciate having friends who will tell me when I make a mistake so I can learn from them. I’d rather be told my errors than walk around feeling dumb and totally clueless. Some people take correction personal, get mad and cry ‘UH-AH!’
No one needs to tell me I am a dirt-bag and a pig. I already know! In fact, the condition was so apparent that even after receiving the FREE GIFT GIFT God offered me through His Son Jesus Christ, it often remains my default position. FEELING bad for DOING bad makes me THINK I AM bad. And like my bride’s reaction to a ‘not yet dead’ bug, God hates it! HE says, “K.C.’s dead! You are my SON!”
Before starting this writing, I received an email from someone I haven’t heard from in a very long time. It was to the point…”take me off your email list, I am not interested.” I must admit a slight tinge of hurt from K.C. the pig, but after quickly swatting it to death, all I could feel was sorrow. Not from a rejected writer, but because I know this person is in VERY GREAT NEED of KNOWING God’s Grace.
I have the choice to believe what I want to believe. Agreeing with today’s scripture is not hard. But neither is wallowing in it. NOT going on to read and know how God sees me now is the biggest crime in the history of crimes. When I received Christ’s call to “Come to me,” I had to take the responsibility of learning to see myself as GOD sees me. Not dead in sin, but alive in Christ!
How do YOU see You? Have you been touched by the Master’s hand and are you ‘living proof’ of His Life?
