Just an Ole’ Rag Doll
Ephesians
When we as sinners read that text, it can
be dark and foreboding, because we are painfully aware of our imperfections. I
am relaying this story in the hopes that you can see this scripture from a new
perspective.
Many years ago a little girl asked to accompany
her grandfather on the journey to town in the family iron-wheeled wagon, taking
along with her the rag doll her mother lovingly made for her. The road was
rough and rocky, causing them to bounce every which way. Soon they hit a rather
large rock that lay in the road, causing the little girl to lose her grip on
the doll, and as it hit the ground the big iron wheels rolled over it. The
grandfather stopped the wagon and picked up the little rag doll exclaiming, “
This story is reflective of the love the
Father has for us. Though completely wrinkled, torn, and with many a blemish,
He loves us with an everlasting love. Romans 8:38 says: “For I am convinced that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to
separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
I think that pretty much covers ALL
possibilities of separation, don’t you? I know in my life, there are times that
I have struggled with sin (once or twice), and it took me some time after being
free to realize that, despite it all, the God of the universe still loves me
very much, and He sees something I can’t see. So the next time you are
struggling with guilt and shame, remember the story of the ole’ rag doll, and
know that the Father looks at you from different eyes. And I hope we can see
each other the way
