Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the
Truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love
one another with a pure heart fervently: Being born again, not of corruptible
seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and abideth for
ever. For all flesh is as grass, and all
the glory of man as the flower of grass.
The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the Word
of the Lord endureth for ever. And this
is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you. 1 Peter, Chapter 1, verses 22-25.
Think of a brand new
computer in the box. Look inside the box
and you would see machinery with potential, but of no use unless it is plugged
in. Similarly, we have potential that
becomes realized once we develop a relationship with Jesus.
When the computer is
properly hooked up, just as a Christian who is focused on God, the machinery
works at optimum capacity. Once a virus
corrupts our files like worldly choices corrupt our lives, the machinery
performs inconsistently, at best. Both
the computer and the Christian can continue to get progressively worse. After we realize that help is needed and turn
to a computer technologist to repair the hard drive, in much the same way a
Christian turns to God for assistance, both can get started running “like new”
again. I need to turn to God for
periodic “overhauls,” making sure my faith and my lifestyle choices are running
smoothly and are attuned with what God wants.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
