"For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed ,and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat.
We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now."
We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now."
I Corinthians 4:9-13
In the eyes of the world, we are but filth. Grease. Grime. Sweat. Blood. Dust. We are the offscouring, the junk left in the sink trap after washing a mountain of dirty dishes. Yet... in God's eyes. Oh, in God's eyes... things are so much different. When He looks at our grimy little lives, He doesn't see trash. He sees treasure. We who are but dust are infinitely loved by Omnipotence. He sees us as so much better than we are because He sees us as we can be in Him. And to our nothingness, He makes Himself available as a friend-- Yea, as more than a friend! For He lays down His life for trash that we may be His treasures. A more heroic tale can never be told...
