A few days ago, I came across something so out of place, so ugly, so contrary to what was supposed to be. It was shockingly wrong.
The evening was brisk, the sun was setting, the crickets were chirping, and the sky was blue and purple. The flowers were practically spraying their aroma, the birds were dancing together, and the day was dwindling. And then I saw it.
Among God's beautiful creation, I saw a pile of trash. It was rotting and discolored, foul and dirty, heaping and uninviting. It was everything that God wasn't. Amidst my Savior's beauty lay filth. It just wasn't supposed to be there. When God made the world, He didn't make trash. We're the ones that made it. We put it there.
Isn't that how sin is? Our God did His part, and let me tell you, He did it well. He gave us something to put with the word "beautiful." We lived in bliss, contentment, fulfillment, and provision. We had everything we needed but our one action changed it all. Straying from perfection, we reached towards selfishness. We said, "Yeah, I know I have everything I need, but I want more." With that small gesture, we slapped God in the face and told Him what He gave us wasn't enough.
So, just like how that pile of trash was out of place in creation, sin is out of place in us. It just isn't supposed to be there. It makes us ugly, uninviting, foul, and shockingly wrong to God. Aren't you thankful for Jesus?
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