As I was on
the way to church this morning, an SUV pulled out in front of me and I noticed
something odd on the driver’s side. At
first, I thought it might be clothing caught in the door, but I realized it was
way too big for that. As I got closer,
it came into view: a large white trash bag obviously filled with household
garbage hanging by its ties on the left rearview mirror. The driver must have realized it about the
time I did, because he quickly pulled off the road, whipped the car around and
headed back home. I couldn’t help but
laugh out loud.
Oh, but Lord,
have mercy, how many times I have done the exact same thing? Just carrying my trash wherever I go; putting
it out there for the world to see – and defiling up their space in the meantime. Whether my household garbage is labeled
attitude, prejudice, or apathy; vulgarity, grumbling or whining; anxiety, fear,
or despair: the truth is trash is trash.
It stinks. It’s unsightly. And it needs to be disposed of properly.
Let me tell you why
you are here.
You're here to be
salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.
If you lose your
saltiness, how will people taste godliness?
You've lost your
usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
Matthew 5:13 (The Message)
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