There is a songwriting team named Michael and Stormie Omartian. Many will know Stormie from the many books she has authored. Many years ago they wrote a fun song called "Mr Trash Man." Some of the words in the chorus said, "Mr Trash Man, I'm glad You came today. I've got a collection of things I'm throwing away." The Trash Man is the Lord. The things referred to as trash is sin.
I started cleaning out a closet the other day. I sat there in amazement at the junk that I had there...not only junk that I have collected over the past few months I have been at Wedgwood, but pure junk that I have moved from place to place.
The Lord used it to bring to my attention how easily I can stack things that are just pure junk in the out of sight places of my life. I guess that is another reason Paul exhorted us to examine ourselves daily. We are to open the areas of our lives to make sure the things we carry around with us from place to place is not junk but those things we can truly use for the kingdom.
It is great to know that God's cleansing is just a prayer away.
Have a great week.
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