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Only JESUS

Posted on by Olaf

Human diversity has never been more celebrated than it is today.  Yet regardless of culture, race, language, chromosomes and physical characteristics, every human has other aspects that lead to uniqueness within our kind. Experiences, upbringing, hobbies, attitudes, personalities, abilities and tastes to name but a few. However, what we all have in common is that we are part of the human race – each the same yet different.  Seeds from this dandelion will result in clones – often regarded as a weed, this little flower has medicinal properties, can be eaten or drunk like sweet coffee and goes through stages of resembling the sun, the moon and stars!  Whilst the scientific name is Taraxacum meaning bitter herb, the popular name comes from the French ‘dent de lion’ as the root resembles the tooth of a lion. Each dandelion and every human is one of its kind – only Jesus is ‘THE one of a kind’, truly Divine.

  • ‘Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else’ – Margaret Mead

CONFESSION

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When David was racked with guilt, he longed to be cleansed so that he could be ‘white as snow’.  Despite the murder of Uriah and adultery with Bathsheba, there was a route for David out of the dark shadows to renewed joy and purity.  That route’s signpost is the same for everyone for ‘all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) – confession. From the mightiest royalty to the poorest pauper, there are any number of ways we can lose our joy and intimacy with God but there’s only one way it can truly be restored:  ‘Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin’ – Psalm 32:5

A clean slate, a fresh beginning and a new flowering – these are the yearnings of the soul.  It’s not so much to do with the ‘severity’ of the sin as with the state of the heart and how we handle the little word ‘IF’.