So, I was walking around some neighborhoods the other day, dropping off invite cards to church and I saw the most beautiful home I have seen in a while. Everything was immaculate. The grass looked like each blade was cut by hand. Not a single weed in the entire lawn. The house itself looked like a painting. Flower boxes on the window sill, a white picket fence, and the shutters painted to bring out the highlights in the brick walls.
This house could easily be on the cover of one of those Better Homes & Gardens magazines.
But the closer I got to the door the more I could see some issues. The back of the fence needed paint in the worst way. The brick mortar was cracking and falling out in quite a few places. The foundation of the house had shifted from age and was separating from the brick faces, and the flower boxes that looked awesome from the street were missing screws and very close to falling off of the house.
Here is why I mention this to you…..
All of us are just like this house. ALL OF US!
We all look good from a distance, but the closer the investigation, the more flawed we become. The more scrutiny our character comes under, the more chips in the paint are revealed. The closer the magnifying glass, the more dings, dents, and baggage is found.
This is true of every human to ever walk the earth……..except for one.
Jesus.
The closer you look at Him the more perfect you realize He is. The more closely you examine the Bible, the more you understand that there are no flaws. The more scrutiny you put Him under, the clearer it becomes that the paint is chip-free.
Good news: Jesus came to fix the broken.
Perhaps you are a mansion in fine condition. That's awesome, but I would bet on close inspection there are some boards out of place, or some paint chips, or a flower box that is close to coming undone.
If what I am saying is true, then Jesus is perfect and we aren't. We are all in need of some refurbishment. Who better to seek a fixing from than one who is perfect.
I am fairly certain He can repair your picket fence. Give Him a shot.
He was a carpenter after all.
