That is a strange title for a paragraph in my Spiritual Blog, for sure. But let me explain.
As the garbage truck came this Tuesday morning, as it always does, and was clattering away I was drawn to the window. There it was just below our 3rd floor window doing it's thing.
But this morning as I watched, I thought, 'God has given so much wisdom and 'know-how' to people so they could come up with different inventions. And this one is amazing. How the driver of the truck knows just how to lower the arms of the pick-up mechanism and place them 'just so' in the slots on the dumpster so as to lift it up, then to raise it just right, waiting for the cover to open up so he can lift the dumpster even further and let the covers fall away perfectly so the junk all falls into the truck. Swoosh.. in it all goes. And it is all then packed away by another mechanism and the driver then lowers the arms and sets the dumpster down on the pavement all clean and neat ready for more trash to be collected.
God kind of gave me a picture of myself.. full of garbage from, who knows how far back. Then I saw myself being lifted up and turned upside down and shaken so all the garbage could fall out of my heart and soul. What a vivid picture it was. All kinds of junk and yucky stuff came tumbling out. Unlike the dumpster, however, which is now clean and ready for more garbage, my heart is not so square and smooth. Don't you know there are crevices and little corners where junk is still clinging to the walls? So I'm reminded that this is an on-going process of Confession and Cleansing by the Holy Spirit. Thankfully, God understands and because He does not give up on us we can count on Him to reveal those hidden areas that need His attention. May His Name be lifted up by you and me. May we all bring Honor and Glory to His Name which is above every name in Heaven and on Earth.
I John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Thank You Father. In Jesus Name. So be it.
As the garbage truck came this Tuesday morning, as it always does, and was clattering away I was drawn to the window. There it was just below our 3rd floor window doing it's thing.
But this morning as I watched, I thought, 'God has given so much wisdom and 'know-how' to people so they could come up with different inventions. And this one is amazing. How the driver of the truck knows just how to lower the arms of the pick-up mechanism and place them 'just so' in the slots on the dumpster so as to lift it up, then to raise it just right, waiting for the cover to open up so he can lift the dumpster even further and let the covers fall away perfectly so the junk all falls into the truck. Swoosh.. in it all goes. And it is all then packed away by another mechanism and the driver then lowers the arms and sets the dumpster down on the pavement all clean and neat ready for more trash to be collected.
God kind of gave me a picture of myself.. full of garbage from, who knows how far back. Then I saw myself being lifted up and turned upside down and shaken so all the garbage could fall out of my heart and soul. What a vivid picture it was. All kinds of junk and yucky stuff came tumbling out. Unlike the dumpster, however, which is now clean and ready for more garbage, my heart is not so square and smooth. Don't you know there are crevices and little corners where junk is still clinging to the walls? So I'm reminded that this is an on-going process of Confession and Cleansing by the Holy Spirit. Thankfully, God understands and because He does not give up on us we can count on Him to reveal those hidden areas that need His attention. May His Name be lifted up by you and me. May we all bring Honor and Glory to His Name which is above every name in Heaven and on Earth.
I John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is Faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Thank You Father. In Jesus Name. So be it.
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