Getting Rid Of The "Junk" In Our Life

Orbiting our planet at speeds more than 4.5 miles per second is a growing collection of space junk (see video) — where nuts, bolts, and other discarded debris from space flights are presenting a real hazard to future spacecraft. Their sheer speed makes the tiniest object strike with the impact of a bullet. For example, during one of the shuttle missions, a speck of paint created a pit a quarter-inch wide in a window of the spacecraft.

Sinful choices create their own kind of junk — unintended consequences. When Achan stole and hid forbidden booty, it cost him his life (Joshua 7:1-26). After King David committed adultery and murder, family discord followed (2 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 16: 2 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 18).

The law of sowing and reaping has never been repealed (Galations 6:7-8; cf. Romans 2:5-6; 2 Corinthians 9:6).

Do we have any “junk” in our life? Sin’s consequences have a way of accumulating. When we confess our sins to God, He promises to forgive and cleanse us (1 John 1:9). For those we have hurt, we can seek ways of righting wrongs through restitution (Luke 19:1-8).

If we but ask, the God of grace will give us wisdom in dealing with bad decisions from our past and help us to make good ones in the future (James 1:5; cf. Proverbs 2:1-6).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets

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