The Rangers haven't played competitively for a full week, dropping game one in Houston last night, 5-2. Last night, Roy Oswalt was filthy and the Rangers offense, trashy.
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This morning, Mandy and her sister are having a garage sale at our home. What a kick to walk out the door 45 minutes before the advertised start time of the sale to see cars parked in front of the house.
Before 7:00, half the trash they were attempting to pawn off on others was already gone.
Guess the old proverb is true: One man's trash is another man's treasure.
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All this talk of trash reminds me of Ephesians. Paul makes it abundantly clear to the Ephesian Christians that, prior to their faith in Christ, they were trash. They were "dead in sin...without hope and without God."
But because God viewed us, even in our trashiness as His treasure, He sent Jesus "because of His great love and mercy." The atoning sacrifice of Jesus at Calvary's cross is a permanent statement of the love of God for humanity.
No matter how trashy your past, realize today that God values you as His treasure! Your past doesn't define you and its only significance for your life is to serve as a teacher -- to teach you to make better decisions in the future. Your past doesn't dictate your future because God values you, in spite of your past.
Are you presently living your life through the lens of trash or treasure?
