For whom he did foreknow,
he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might
be the firstborn among many brethren. Romans 8:29
My linen closet is a
wreck. My mother’s was always neatly folded and stacked like a picture from a
magazine, but Mama only had flat sheets. Unless we made the hospital corners
just right, the twists and turns during the night would untuck the whole bed.
In between my flat sheets are the matching fitted sheets, all crumpled and
twisted, with the corners all wrinkled and bunched. The whole closet may fall
on you if you aren’t careful. But when I pull out a set and stretch them,
pulling each corner until those fitted sheets conform to the shape of my
mattress, I appreciate
design and purpose of fitted sheets. They may not
exactly fit in with the rest of the closet but they’re the best sheets in the
stack.
As I change those
bedclothes it reminds me of how I thought I could fix my life with just a
little fold and a little tuck here and there. What appeared great in the light
of day was a crumpled and twisted, wrinkled and bunched mess deep in the dark
recesses of my sinful heart. But one day I realized I needed a change. I needed
Jesus to conform me to His image through His power of regeneration. Now I am
daily conforming to his image, allowing Him to stretch me to new heights,
smooth out the wrinkles and fix my twisted thoughts all bunched up in the cares
of the world. Christ in me and I in Christ makes life a lot more comfortable than
allowing the twists and turns that used
to get me all out of sorts. I thank Him for daily conforming me to His image.
I’ll
have to consult Martha Stuart to get the linen closet right, but I’m looking to
Jesus to conform me to His image.
Blessings
Gail
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