If you have ever cleaned a birdbath or shallow pond which had been neglected for awhile, you will recognize this scenario.
Our birdbath on the side of our house does not need filling with the
hose, because the automatic sprinklers do this on a regular basis.
Today, however, I was in that area, and decided to check it out. The
appearance and odor of the water in the bird bath was disgusting. There
was a green scum across the top of the stagnant water, and the smell
was vulgar. I tipped the old water out and then wiped the basin with
some paper towels. The residue which had accumulated in the base of the
bath was worse than I had anticipated. I had to make several trips to
the kitchen for paper towels to clean up the mess, and that still
didn't complete the job. The scum had adhered to the bird bath and was
very nasty. I didn't much like the clean up job. I had to take a metal
bristle brush to scrub the disgusting redidue, then rinse and scrub
some more. When the clean up job was finished, I added fresh water and
was very pleased with the results- sparkling clean and ready to be a
haven of cool refreshment for my feathered friends.
I will watch more carefully in the future, making sure my bird bath water is what it should be- clean, refreshing and inviting.
The sin scum in my life made me just as unappealing and ugly as that
stagnant water. When I accepted Jesus as my savior, all that was washed
away. God tipped me over, poured all the ugly stuff out and filled me
with the Holy Spirit. He did not have to scrub and scrub me, as I had
done the birdbath, for the shed blood of His Son washed away all my sin
in one fell swoop. Sinful ways sneak back into my life, and God gets my
attention and cleans me up on a regular basis, but Jesus effectively
accomplished that first major overhauling.
It is a desire of my heart for my life to be like a clean birdbath- pure, refreshing, inviting and ready to serve others
- from DailyWisdom
Karla is the Managing Editor of Blissfully Domestic. She blogs daily about life with 4 kids at Looking Towards Heaven
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That was beautifully and eloquently put.
Great analogy! That dirt sneaks in so subtly sometimes . . .
Amen Karla!! This was a great analogy used in an awesome way!
Not to mention a reminder that I need to clean out our bird bath!
Wow! Way to go, Karla! Very impressive post. Wonderful! Thanks for posting, great job!