What to wear today

I have an interesting thought process. A thought will pop in my head and I will think about that and then a related rabbit trail will appear and I take that which leads me to another thought which of course I follow which again I will veer off on yet one more rabbit trail. Fortunately these rabbit trails do have something to do with the original thought.

So here was my original thought one Sunday morning. “What am I going to wear?” So as I began to ponder what life changing quetion the first rabbit trail popped up. Which was how amazing that “we” pull out our finest or our good stuff for church. I mean when Jesus was preaching I am sure the people did not run home first pull out their “good” stuff then go listen to him preach. No they just went. (this is still my rabbit trail thought). That lead to me thinking how people “dress” for church. Many people do wear their Sunday clothes because there is a need to look nice for church.

Well as I was thinking this the next rabbit trail curved and of course I took it. This desire to look nice on Sunday cannot hide what is inside of us. We can look wonderful on the outside and still be stinky on the inside. In Matthew 23:27 Jesus talks about the teachers of the law being “whitewashed” tombs. Looking good on the outside, where everyone can see, yet stinking and rotting on the inside. There is nothing we can do to clean ourselves up enough to make us look good to God. We can shower, put on LOTS of perfume or body spray but that won't make us clean.

It is Jesus who desires to clean us up from the inside no matter how “dirty” we are. He wants to wash away the stink and to make us look good on the inside, if we would let Him. John 3:5-8 tells of the time Jesus was going to wash the disciples feet and of course Peter was like Oh no you won't! But Jesus said if I don't you can't be part of me. In other words Jesus WANTS to clean the dirt so we can be together. Also there is no stink or dirt that is so bad that Jesus would not touch it. Remember He was washing the disciples feet and I know how feet can smell!

Let Jesus do the house cleaning inside. There is nothing so bad that He can't clean it.

Thus ends the rambling thoughts of one Sunday morning.