Sweeping My Garage

Couple weeks ago, the wind was particularly strong, blowing in leaves to my garage. I wished it away, but they would not budge. Then, I had imagined another strong wind to blow our way, so that it may drive away those leaves that settled in our garage. But as you all know, it didn’t happen. So, finally I did the only sensible thing to do, that is, I took out the broom and swept my garage.

Sweeping away the leaves and the dust that had congregated together, I realized that in our lives, something very similar also happens. Like a leave in a mighty wind, we are easily tossed and turned in our temptation. Unable (or unwilling, most likely) to obey the Lord, our lives seem to collect our sins, very much like our garage was gathering leaves and dirt. Are you troubled by your many sins collecting dirt in the corner of your heart’s garage (if there is such a place)?

Dear beloved in Christ, don’t neglect your sinfulness. Bring them to the Lord and confess them. As powerless we are in cleaning our dirt, our Lord has brought His powerful sweeper to cleansed us from all of our sinfulness. His cleansing power is not in a broom, but in His blood, as you already know. Your house is already clean, for even before you collected the dust, He has already gone all over your house, and swept them beautifully and perfectly, when He laid His life down for you.

Oh, what freedom we find in His Gospel, for it is the power of salvation for everyone who believes. Once cleansed in Him, there are no dirt or sin in our world that can cling to us, for He has given us His righteous robe, that are wrinkle free and stain free. (Forgive me for all of these cheesy expressions!!!).