Writing in Pencil

Who of us wouldn’t prefer to write his life story, his life history with pencil rather than indelible ink where the mistakes he has made, where all those wrong words and acts can be erased?  Well, in a way, that’s what happens when we come into the saving knowledge of Jesus.  He changes everything.  He makes all things new.  In fact, the Bible says we are literally new creatures in Christ.  That’s not to say that our past wrongs don’t carry consequences, they do.  I once read this analogy how sin is like driving a nail into a board and forgiveness is akin to the removal of that nail.  And though the nail is removed the nail hole remains.

Even so, Jesus delights in redeeming our past mistakes.  He delights in taking them and making something good; in giving us beauty for ashes.  Mother Teresa once said that she was just a little pencil in God’s hands. Oh what a wonderful thing that is!  I can think of nothing better than to let Him write my history for me.  What about you?

Until next week,

Sylvia