If your life were represented by a house, what would it look like?
You know, ratty on the outside and nearly unlivable on the inside. Would it be torn to shreds because of life experience. Or so dirty on the inside that you'd be embarrassed for anyone to know what goes on inside?
I know people who have beautiful houses...I also know people with beautiful houses, on the outside. They live in a subdivision that requires the outside to be presented in a certain manner. And at the same time they cannot allow visitors because they are so embarrassed at their mess on the inside.
If someone were to look into your life, would they see a nice house needing a few fixer upers here and there or would they be disgusted with the filth that lies with in.
Again there are others who work so hard to clean the house and maintain its cleanliness while there attitude stinks and they fail to have meaningful relationships with other people because they are so busy making sure their stuff looks good enough.
The problem is, we need major renovation. You may know, my weekends are booked until 2017 with work that needs to be finished in our house. The thing is, Christ needs to come in and completely strip out our "houses." A quick fix by us will not do. Sweeping the trash under the rug will one day be discovered. Christ has changed us completely. Or needs to if He has not already. And therefore, we should live our lives as if they had been changed. Your house gets gutted and completely refinished, you will appreciate the new much more and strive to keep it in nice working order.
Stop just fixing up the outside, clean what's on the inside.
In Christ Alone,
Derrick
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