Stuff, Old & New

During our lifetime we buy quite a bit of new stuff don’t we? Sometimes the stuff we buy isn’t actually new-new, but it is new to us. Some of the new things we buy are homes, cars, cell phones, computers and electronics, clothes, and more.

What do we do when we buy new stuff? We take care of it and maintain it. We fix things around the house, we take care of our cars so they last, and we are careful with our clothes. We don’t beat up our cell phones, and electronics, so that we can continue to use and enjoy them. We do it because our stuff is important to us.

We are told as Christians, when we accept Christ and believe that He died on the cross for our sins, we are made a new person, and we are born again.

All of our stuff, the things we buy new, will eventually age and become unusable, in spite of the care we give it. It may take years, but eventually there is little maintenance that can be done to prolong its useful life any further. Sometimes, because of its age, we will give it away or trade whatever it is in for a new one.

When we are made a new person, do we treat our new self like our stuff, letting it eventually get old, worn out, and of diminished value? Of course we don’t. We are so thankful that we aren’t what we once were that we strive to maintain our new selves until our dying day.

Isn’t it great to know that when God made us new;

·         He didn’t make junk

·         The new we will wear out only if we choose to let it.

·         The maintenance program for our new selves is really quite simple

What kind of rewards do we get when we buy new stuff? It’s nothing like the reward we get (heaven) by becoming the new person we became when we were born again is it? One more thing—we all get a lifetime warranty on the new person we became, in this life and beyond, as long as we maintain it.

Bottom Line Thought: Do you take care of the new you better than you take care of your stuff?