I keep a cup in my cupboard which looks perfect
on the outside. It matches other cups that I have but while it looks fine on
the outside, if you look inside the cup you will see a very fine crack. How
many of our lives are like that, looking fine on the outside but with
imperfections hidden inside? Maybe our
lives are fine on the outside but showing the very first signs of falling apart
inside. We may want to look the same as others and so choose not to reveal our
hidden faults or brokenness.
I keep the cup to remind me that I need to examine
my interior life because I know that even the finest cracks can harbour germs.
If being hurt by another has caused a fine crack in our lives, we need to be
careful that germs of resentment or ill will don’t take up residence. If our
perfect exterior hides a secret sin, it can cause us to rail against that same
sin in others.
Unlike cups, we can take both our brokenness and
our faults to Jesus. We can be made
whole. Examine your interior life today and ask the Lord to bring healing and
wholeness.
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