Several years ago we bought a buffet. It was not new in fact it was almost a collectible. We had it in the house for awhile, but when we remodeled it went out in the storage shed. While there the weather got to it. One door came loose and the top was ruined by rain dripping down on to it. It was really in a ‘blah’ condition. It was either throw it out or attempt to restore it to a usable condition. We decided to attempt to restore it. It took a lot of work but with a lot of sanding and wood filler and staining and some painting and fixing the door we returned it to a usable condition and was able to bring it back into the house. As I looked at in its restored condition I thought to myself it has gone from Blah to ‘Tada.’
Our lives are a lot like that old buffet. Once, through Adam, we had a place in God’s house. But sin moved us out and at the same time it ruined us. We were no longer of any use to God. But He did not leave us in that ‘blah’ condition, we became His workmanship and He set about bringing us back to a condition in which we could serve Him. He did not just restore, He transformed us by the renewing of His Spirit. He stripped away the old man and made us a new creation in Christ Jesus.
One day he will display us to the angels in heaven and I can hear Him saying, “TADA.”
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