A Potato?

Isaiah and his cousin were outside playing. Suddenly, they came in saying that their hands were hurting really bad. Turns out they had broken a flag pole off one of their big wheels. That flag pole was made of fiberglass. Isaiah had pulled it apart right down the middle and they had both put their hands on the inside of the exposed, frayed fiberglass. Now, while this seemed like a good idea to them and it was lots of fun, it did not last for long. The whole time they were playing with that broken flag pole, they were getting nearly invisible fiberglass splinters in their hands! It didn't take long for it to start hurting.

We called the emergency room and they said to try putting duck tape on their hands to pull the splinters out. This worked some, but with Isaiah's hands particularly, there were lots not coming out. I thought we would have to take him to the ER when something popped in my head. A potato. I had remembered that someone told me if you ever get a wood splinter, slice a raw potato in half and rub the inside of it over the splinter and it would pull it out. I thought, "Its worth a shot." IT WORKED! Within a few minutes, we had all the splinters out of Isaiah's hands. Isaiah immediately said that his hands felt better!  It was really pretty amazing.

So why are you reading about a home remedy? Because sin is like this. It looks good, fun, and pleasing at first, just like the flag pole did. But it doesn't take long for it to start to really hurt. Not only you, but others, too. In the same way it not only hurt Isaiah to play with the broken flag pole, but also his cousin, sin hurts other people you come in contact with as well. Paul wrote in his letter to the Hebrews 11 about "the short-lived pleasure of sin." He had an understanding of this fact: Sin is fun, but it doesn't last.

The great news is, there is a potato! It is Jesus Christ. He can remove our sin and heal our wounds, just like the potato can pull out splinters and make us feel better. We can try other things, like duck tape, but nothing will work except Jesus!

In Christ,
jon walton
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