Home remodelers have a special tool that’s indispensable.
Spackle.
It covers a multitude of flaws, from nail holes to cracks to botched repairs that need smoothed over.
Here’s the thing about spackle: You can’t tell what’s behind it. The finish might be perfectly smooth, but who knows the repairs that have been done on the other side.
We must trust the word of our remodeler that the hidden work has been done to code and will endure for the lifetime of the home.
We can’t afford to buy a house that’s pretty but hides fatal flaws.
In Genesis 3:13, the serpent has invaded the perfection of the Garden of Eden, and Adam and Eve have tried to hide their wrongdoing. God works his way behind the spackle.
“Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this that you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’ ”
Note what Eve does. She continues to apply spackle. She tries to shift the blame to the serpent. She thinks God can’t tell.
Our spackle doesn’t deceive the Lord. It’s vital that we are honest with God and own up to our wrongdoing. That’s when he can come into our hearts and begin the repairs that will make us perfect before him.
Our flaws are wiped away when Christ’s salvation makes us new.
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