Bad Hair Cuts and Redemption

Sins are like bad haircuts. It's hard to look at your self in the mirror. You try to cover them with a hat or up in a ponytail. You really don't want anyone to see you in the present state, so you avoid broadcasting your presence in a group or avoid any confrontation at all. But hair will grow back. You can start over with a new pallet. Starting over is not hard, you just have to avoid getting a bad hair cut again. You rethink how you want it to be cut. You research it, study others hair style, and really think it through.

Sin is similar in that when you do sin, you want to cover it up. You don't want anyone to know especially God. Some sins do not seem to effect you as others do. But then again there are those times of shame and guilt that drive you nuts. But God calls us to put an end to all sin. In his eyes, Sin is Sin!! But we always seem to put it in categories of severity. Sin is all around us, and none of us can avoid it. It is our nature. Let he who has no sin cast the first stone. No one can throw that stone, that I know.

But the cool thing is, like a bad hair cut, you get to start over when you sin. Asking forgiveness and repenting helps get you back on track. Jesus Christ took on the burden of all our sins when he was crucified. He died a horrendous death just for us. He was WITHOUT sin. The only person ever like that. When you think about what he did for us, you can only wonder why he would do that. Because he loved GOD. He loved YOU. And He loved ME. Everyone was under his love. When we confess our sins and repent (turn away from our evil ways) to God, he can dwell in us forever. This doesn't mean to keep sinning, but that we show that we trust God to forgive us and it also shows that we have full faith in him. That we weak and in need of his strength and love. That we admit we don't have it all together and that we are fully dependent on Him. He gives us a chance to start over, just like when our hair grows back out. Have you had a bad hair cut lately? Do you need to start over?