Something to Think About While Cleaning

Dust. It’s everywhere. On your table, under your couch, on this computer monitor! No, this is not the start of a Pledge ad, this is a post about how we should see ourselves.

Do you realize that we were actually made from dust? (Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:19) That is a humble origin! Dust is something that most people can’t stand. It is something that we are constantly brushing off the table because we are embarrassed to have it in our homes. When we breathe it in, we sneeze and cough and make all efforts to rid ourselves of it.

In sum, dust is a curse to us. We may have been made from it, but we are a lot better now, right? Well, let’s think about that question for a  moment. Has dust caused that fall of the universe through sin? Did dust require the death of the Son of God to redeem it? The answer to those questions is “No, we did.” Let’s ask some more questions. Does dust always do as it is told to by its Creator? Is every molecule of  its being perfectly in line with God’s will at all times? The answer to that question is yes. Dust has always done exactly as it is supposed to do. I wish I could say the same for man.

You could sum up this post by saying that we were made from the dust and things went downhill from there.

But the story doesn’t end there. Though we were made from such an insignificant piece of the earth and then went downhill from there, God had a plan from the beginning. He would pick up this “dust” of human beings and breathe into their nostrils the breath of spiritual life. What glory this brings God to take such wretched beings and take away their sins so they could could free on judgment day!

Dear Fellow Dust, this offer of freedom from sin is extended to even you. Jesus Christ has died to take pay for your sins of lying, stealing, lusting, and further disobedience to God. Then after three days He rose from the dead because He defeated death, and this day He commands you to repent (turn from your sins) and trust in Him to forgive you of your sins.

Just something to think about as you clean.

Soli Deo Gloria