We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.That is the New Living Translation of Isaiah 64:6.
That means even the best things I could possible drum up for God is still throw away garbage. So if our best is that, why do we think our worst is so much . . . worse? There are not that many lower rungs than filthy rags. I guess they just get filthier.
Sometimes in the public eye, there is a person who we thought should have it all together, that fails. Then they fall and we start casting stones at them. We are shocked at their sins. We can't believe we supported them, or purchased their movie or record or book. Are we really that surprised that they sinned?
Am I surprised when I sin? It is no surprise to me that I am infected and impure. The very best I can do is present my disgusting filth to God and ask Him to make it 'white as snow'. (Isaiah 1:18) God knows all our junk. He loves us anyway. So when we are presented with someone else's junk - we should offer the same. After all, our mothers taught us this when we were kids:
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12What made me think of all this?
