The Fixer-Upper

Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:22-24

Addy tiptoed around the piles of junk strewn all over the floor. “This place is a mess,” she called to her dad. “I don’t know why you would want to live here!”

Dad grinned. “But this fixer-upper has so much potential, Addy! You have to look beyond the mess and see what each room could be like with some cleaning up and a little bit of paint!”

“A lot of paint, you mean!” said Mom as she came from the kitchen. “Did you see the color of the kitchen walls? Bright orange! I’d need to wear sunglasses just to cook dinner!”

Addy’s parents had been wanting to move out of the city, and this house seemed like a good fit. But Addy wasn’t sure she wanted to move into such an ugly house even though she would like having a small yard and space to ride her bike.

“Come take a look at this bedroom, Addy!” Dad said. “It could be yours to decorate however you wanted.”

Addy walked into the room and grimaced at the cobwebs and faded wallpaper. But then she started imagining the room painted in a pale purple with white curtains around the big window and her giant stuffed panda in the corner. Maybe she could like living here.

Addy’s parents decided to buy the house, and after several weeks of cleaning and painting, they were ready to move in. Addy couldn’t believe the transformation.

“This house looks amazing!” Addy told her parents as they were unpacking boxes. “I can’t believe how this ugly little house turned into something beautiful!”

“I know how you feel,” said Mom. “I never would have wanted to live in this house before we fixed it up. But now it looks warm and inviting.” She smiled at Addy. “It reminds me of how Jesus changes us. He takes our sinful, ugly hearts and transforms them by filling them with His love and joy. He makes each of us a new creation!”

Addy smiled. “Well, this house sure is a new creation, and I’m glad Jesus has made me a new creation too!” Kendra Angle

How About You?

Has Jesus transformed you from a fixer-upper into a new creation? He can change the ugliest heart full of selfishness and pride into a beautiful heart full of His love. Jesus makes us new creations from the inside out! Trust Him as your Savior and see the amazing work He does in you.

Today’s Key Verse:
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come! (CSB)

Today’s Key Thought:

Jesus makes you a new creation