Today is Wednesday, September 8th, 2004; Karen's Korner #368

I took a piece of steak out of the freezer a number of days ago. I was going to cut it up and make stir fry. But the weekend we spent too much time going other places and we haven't eaten it yet.

Today isn't a good day. The meat won't get eaten today either. But I had better get it cooked pretty soon or it will spoil.

While I was doing dishes this morning, I cut up the meat and browned it. Ready to make stir fry in a day or two. At least the spoiling process is stopped. Meat can be preserved by cooking, freezing, canning, or drying/salting.

As the meat cooked, I thought, "The same things happens to us and our lives. We are born and we live, but because we are 'fresh meat', we tend to spoil. And there is nothing we can do to stop it."

Except for Jesus.......He can keep us from "spoiling". We are "preserved" for a purpose: His purpose! To do what He would do, if He were here! To love, as He would love! To care, as He would care! To live, as He would live!

The difference between us and my meat: we have to "ask" to be preserved. Jesus will do the rest!! Some of us He cooks. Some of us He freezes. Some of us pressure cooks. And others are salted and dried. All usable for differing purposes.

And the "preserving" process doesn't last for just this life. We are "cured" for life on in to eternity. And for living a life that never ends!!


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