Up until my senior year of high school, I spent the month of August in Maine. After working countless hours throughout the year, my dad felt compelled to spent time with the family each summer fishing, golfing and swimming. However, there wasn’t trash pick up so whenever the can was full its was time to go to the local dump. Leaving any trash outside attracted bears, so each week I endured the gagging odor of the county’s waste center.
Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you,” Joshua 3:5.
Although technological has come along way, it still doesn’t take long to stink up a kitchen. Whether you’ve enjoying crabs, fish or some other messy meal, the discarded pieces can create an offensive smell in a matter of hours. One careless, forgetful or lazy act will leave a stench behind throughout an entire house. Therefore, the sooner you take out the trash, the less likely you will be from needing an entire household of air fresheners.
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account, Hebrews 4:13.
In real life, you don’t have to be labeled trailer trash to stink. Rather, anyone who allows sin to linger in their lives will eventually give off a foul spiritual odor. While some will hide addictions and bad habits better than others, God lays bear every sinful act. Subsequently, the only way to come clean is through confession and prayer, Jude 1:20. Consecrate yourself today for God is waiting to do amazing things through you, but only after you acknowledge your shortcomings.
by Jay Mankus
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