Rotten Fish

I was going through the fridge yesterday and remembered the time when I bought fish from the grocery store. I had put it in the fridge thinking that I would eat it the next day. I forgot about it. The next week or two, i kept the most horrid smell. I could not figure out what it was. I couldn't pinpoint the location. I thought it was the garbage-took it out. That was not it. Then I thought it was the garbage disposal. I bought some tablets to put in the disposal to make it smell good. Some lemon scented something or other. I did that about 5 times and finally figured out it was not working. I couldn't pinpoint the location of the smell, but I knew it was near the fridge and garbage disposal. Maybe some animal got into my house and died? Yes, the smell was that bad... ick. So I decided to look through the fridge. Lo and behold! The fish I forgot about! It was jammed to the back of the fridge. It reeked! Reek according to Miriam Webster : a strong or disagreeable fume or odor. What an understatement!

This reminds me of how sin is in our lives. We have it in our lives and let it sit. Expecting everything in our lives to be the same. That we can hide it from people and God and go to church each Sunday and still expect to be fine spiritually. Sin is like the rotting fish. We may or may not be aware of it initially, but we will be aware of it. The rotten smell of sin will surface. We can either ignore it and let the stench infiltrate our lives, or begin to seek and find out what and how we can get rid of it with God's help. Living a life that is glorifying to Christ demands our action to get rid of the rotten fish in our lives and seek holiness in Christ. Unless that happens, we will be stagnant and ineffective people in God's family. It's never easy, but it is possible with Christ.