That’s what God does for us. He doesn’t just save us, He restores us with His expert hand. God doesn’t save us only to have a bunch of filthy, broken sinner laying around in Heaven. He removes all the dirty sin, fixes all the damaged parts, and makes us new again in a way no one else can.
Is it time for a curb alert?
The curb isn’t a fun place to be. It’s scary to be out there, away from your comfort zone. You may wonder whether God will really decide to come get you. You may feel too damaged and dirty.
You don’t have to fix yourself first with God. You don’t have to clean up your act first. Let God do that. He doesn’t save us because we are in good enough condition to be worth saving. He saves us because He loves us and values us. He saves us because we are His precious creation, worth restoring at any cost, even the cost of Jesus’ life.
In fact, it’s God who issues our curb alert. He takes us out of our comfort zone. By His Spirit, working through His Word, He brings us to the curb of repentance where Jesus picks us up and restores us.
Heavenly Father,
I’ve been used and damaged. I’m soiled with sin. I need to be restored by Your loving, expert hands. Thank You for saving me. Thank You, also, for not leaving me damaged and filthy, but cleaning me up and restoring me.
Amen.
Tomorrow, I hope you will come to worship. Come as you are. Receive God’s forgiveness and grace.