A Shiny New Penny

Therfore, if any persoon in (ingrafted) in  Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition) has passed away.  Behold the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP

A shiny new penny starts out its journey beautiful and unmarred.  As people use it, it becomes dull and scarred by the use.  Someone may use it to turn a screw and scratch it, others drop it in the muck of the gutter, another leaves it in a jar with other damaged and dirty coins until it is needed and traded in for something of more value.  On and on this penny  travels used and discarded until it is filthy and has lost all off its shine.  Damaged and discarded, it is now covered with grime and lost in some dark place.  Until the collector finds it, then suddenly this penny has value.  The collector cleans it up, wipes all the grime off, washes it clean.  Shines it up and makes it all new.  It is valued  and treasured now as it should be.  It sparkles as its new owner shows it off and polishes it.  Protected now in a special pouch if by chance it gets a little dirty the collector immediately cleans it up again because it is of great value.

Like the penny we too can become dull and damaged from the muck and mire of life.   Jesus gives us the opportunity to come to Him and be made new.   Not just once, but minute by minute.  We live in a  sinful fallen world and before we are believers this world  leaves its mark.  The darkness stains us with scars from pain endured; from rejection, from dissapointments, from the filth of sin and Jesus picks us up and washes us clean as snow.  Then we are made new, but even then we can become easily spotted with sin again, easily damaged by misuse or bad choices. That is why we need a Savior, because every single day we need His glory to wash us clean.  We need Him to restore and renew us with His grace.  To wash over us with His love and wash away  the pain of yesterday.  He loves us and will never discard us.  We are His treasured possession and He will continue the good work He has begun in us.  Dont grow weary as you trudge through this world, simply return to the one who has the whole world  in His hands and ask Him to clean you up.  He is waiting for you, that He might  enable you to shine with His Glory daily!