I Would Never Have Done Such a Thing!

“There but for the Grace of God Go I.”

NO!

No, No, NO! The statement rings false.

The more truthful is “There I go, and yet there is God's Grace”.

There is no sin I can't commit. Indeed, every sin known to man resides inside every cell of my body. It's not that I'm a sinner because I sin, it's that I sin because I'm a sinner. It is what I am through and through. So how can I look at my friend who has done this heinous thing and judge him? How can I be angry? How can I say “I would never have done such a thing!” ?

There has been a Death today. Death of a Friendship the way it used to be. Death of a Relationship, Death of a Marriage, Death of Trust. There is no relenting of the pressure pushing down on my heart. My breath is short, my eyes are raw from crying. A stench fills my nostrils, my stomach is churning, my hands are shaking. Things can never go back, this Death is Final.




But God raises the Dead. God is the Builder of Relationships. God is the Father to the Prodigals. God is the Creator of the Universe, of all that is Good. And God works ALL things together for good for those that love Him and are called according to his purpose.

Even my sin.

Even my friends heinous sin.


So I put my Trust in Him. I know that He can work Miracles, He can take this horrible awful mess and somehow clean it up, He can make something good come out of this. He can use this to build us up, to make us take stock of our own life, to mend fences, to repair broken lines of communication, and to repent of horrible thoughts, and horrible words we've said. We must humbly suck it up and make ourselves vulnerable to the criticisms of others, because through their words God can build us up toward the Full Human Beings that He intends us to be.




And He can take this horrible awful mess and somehow clean it up.

I have no idea how.

But if God can part the Red Sea, Slay the Giant, Close the Lions mouth, and Rise up after being Dead, He can do anything.


-Eric