The Zits Of Sin

​“The Zits Of Sin”
 
          I woke up one morning and looked in the mirror and there was a huge zit on the end of my nose. My first reaction was “eww, gross, where did that come from?” It wasn’t there when I went to bed.
          I next had the inclination to ignore it. Then I thought that I needed to pop it and get rid of it (eww, gross again). I thought about it and wondered if I could put something like my wife’s makeup on it and hide it. After all it is on my nose in the center of my face. Nobody wants to go around all day with a huge zit on their nose. I am 67 years old not 14 but I still don’t want a huge zit shinning like a neon sign.
          So, I took and popped it (eww, gross again). I then shaved and took a shower and scrubbed my nose and face really well with soap. It was cleared up real soon and no one knew that I had even had one.
          How many times when we have sin in our life do we want to hide it rather than deal with it and get rid of it? Since it may not be seen many times, we want to ignore it and hope that it goes away. We want to cover it up and hope that no one even knows that we have it in our life.
          The best thing to cover sin with is the blood of Jesus. It cleanses us of the sin and takes away the shame and guilt associated with it. I John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sin, Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us of our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  Zit cream or make up may be your solution for pimples but for sin only the blood of Jesus will work.
The old hymn says, “What can wash away my sin, NOTHING but the blood of Jesus. What can make me whole again – NOTHING but the blood of Jesus”. The chorus says, “Oh precious is the flow that makes me whiter than snow – no other fount I know – NOTHING but the blood of Jesus.”
 That is why we celebrate Easter. Jesus came and gave His life blood on the cross so that we can be cleansed of our sin and make us whiter than snow. He then arose from the grave with victory and resurrection power to help us when the zits of sin appear.  In love with Jesus – Gary Mimbs