GET THE TRASH OUT

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GET THE TRASH OUT.

Do you ever feel like the dumpster above, full of trash?

I often do.  It can be the result of attitudes, wrong actions,

moods, events or just about anything.  It can make a person

feel like they need a good scrubbing on the inside.

The good news is that something can be done about it.

Consider King David.  One evening he saw another man's

wife taking a bath.  I guess she was prettier than his own

wife.  The result was he lusted for her.  Then he found a

way to get her and you know what he did.  Now he was

guilty of adultery.  Then in an attempt to cover it up he 

had her husband killed.  Now he is also a murder.  BUT,

it was not hid from God.  God let David know in no 

uncertain terms that he had screwed up big time and really

King David deserved to die.

However, King David also knew that there can be 

forgiveness from God.  Listen to David's words as he

calls out to God.

"Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your

lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Your compassion

blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,

And my sin is ever before me."

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"Creat in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me."

(Psalms 51:1-3 & 10 NASB)

Do you want to feel clean and new inside?

You can.

Obviously if you continue the way you have

been going, what's going to change?  First we

have to turn and go with God.  We need to submit

to God and allow him to become our Lord, Master

and Savior.  Remember, He loved us enough to 

come down to earth and became a man like us 

named Jesus Christ.  Then he died as a sacrifice in

 our place, if we will accept it.

Then as we begin to live with and for God He 

tells us;

"If we confess out sins, He is faithful and 

righteous to forgive us our sins and to 

cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

(1 John 1:9 NASB)

God wants to clean us up inside and out.

Go talk to Him about it.

HELPFUL HINT

After working on a diesel tractor my coveralls

stunk, or is that stank?  Any way they smelled.

So, I run them and my cell phone through the 

washer and dryer together.

The cell phone came out nice and clean.

But did not work.  The coveralls did not

come out very clean.  But worked.

When my wife saw the coveralls, she said

I did not use enough soap.  I had only put one

soap thing in the washing machine.  I should have

put two soap things in the washing machine.

HINT:

If you are going to wash your coveralls and cell phone,

either wash them separately, or us two soap things.

RESTORED

Yes, it is only a cup.

But twenty four hours ago it was buried trash.

I was down in the bottom of a ravine cleaning up again.

After every storm or rain something else always seems to

show up.  So I was looking for any trash that might have

been missed.  You know, tin cans, bottles, beer cans etc.

Walking along searching for trash a corner of 

this little cup peeked out from under the leaves.  After

digging it out it appeared to be in tact.  So a clean up was

in order. It probably had been discarded with the trash ten to 

fifteen years ago.

After a good scrubbing and a trip through the dish washer,

you can see what I was rewarded with.

That little cup is just like a lot of our lives.

Discarded.  Thrown out with the trash.

On the trash heap of humanity.

But like I wanted to clean up that little cup,

God wants to clean up and restore us.

However, there is one difference.

That little cup is an inanimate object.

It has no will of it's own.

God gave you an I a "free will".

We have the choice.  We can turn to him

and let him restore us.

Or, we can stay on the trash heap.

"The LORD says,

'Now, let's settle the matter.

You are stained red with sin,

but I will wash you as clean as snow.

Although your stains are deep red, 

you will be as white as wool.  

If you will only obey me,

you will eat the good things the land produces.

But if you defy me,

you are doomed to die.

I, the LORD have spoken.'".

(Isaiah 1:1820 GNB)