Right this very moment my house is being torn apart. The roof is only half shingled, boards are ripped away to be replaced, and my deck is a skeleton awaiting the new composite wood to be placed down. Every bit of rotten wood is exposed.
When I read Leviticus this morning I see that the rotten wood is just like sin in so many ways. We have had to put off some major repairs for a while and of course things get worse the longer they sit without the needed repairs being done. I kept telling myself that we should just put off the repairs since there were so many and I didn't want to deal with only fixing part of the problems.
Isn't sin the same way? When we sin and don't confess and turn away it spirals into something really messy and rotten. We put off changing according to the conviction because we tell ourselves we are so broken that it can never be fixed.
Trying to hid the sin may only be a temporary patch. God always sees our hearts but we can by a little time with our family and friends.
Continuing to sin when we feel the spirit speaking to us is simply us ignoring God's conviction in our hearts.
Even when our house is done, people driving by only see the outside but I know what the inside looks like. Is it in need of major repairs? Does it need just a little sprucing up? Or is it pristine?
What is God tugging at your heart about this morning? What can you do to change that something that he is convicting you about?
I know for me personally it is in regards to a relationship that I don't nurture enough. I hope that you will take time today to listen to him speaking to you. He loves you. He wants good stuff for you, not all of the rotten stuff that we try to carry around.
Lord thank you for these wonderful women here today. Father I pray that you convict me on the rottenness in my heart and mind. I pray that you replace that with thoughts, actions, and feelings that only glorify you. I pray that you will continue to work on me. I know that until I reach my heavenly home, I will never be fully complete. As we continue to reflect on the crucifixion, I pray that those represented here today do not waste another precious day and that they fully confess the messes in their lives. Thank you for your love, your grace and your forgiveness. Amen
Thank you for your prayers for my grandfather. They repaired a 90% blockage yesterday. I am certain that he will be feeling so much better once he recovers.
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