Skin

So - any of you that have electronics know about "skins" to protect these "gadgets".  Now - what exactly does this "skin" protect from?  It protects from things that would damage it, ruin it and make it lose it's worth and value.  It keeps away the scratches and the dings.  It keeps them from being "broken" and unable to be used again.  See - if you drop your cell phone and don't have a skin or case on it - more than likely it is going to shatter and will be unable to be repaired - THUS - you can't use it for anything anymore and it becomes garbage.

Well, I went to our church's Christmas Eve service today, and Pastor Mark Balmer (the best pastor I've ever heard other than my Dad) said that when Jesus came to Earth in the form of a man, He was "God with SKIN".

 A trigger went off in my mind and it started racing during the service - thinking about how Jesus is our PROTECTIVE SKIN.  When we walk with Him daily, we are protected.  When we are dropped, we don't have to worry about being broken, we can be used in a better way because we didn't shatter.  Things can happen to us and we can choose to do life without the protective skin of God and we can shatter into a million pieces and can never be any good to anyone ever again - OR - we can choose to wear our protective skin and when we do fall, get dropped or even break - we are still valuable - we can be refurbished and used in ways that we never imagined.

We choose so many different types of "skins" for our gadgets - I look for the pink ones - my husband looks for those that make getting to his devices easy - some look for hard covers - some for soft - we want them to make our gadgets look even better but we have to get the one that is specific for the individual device.  We can't put an Ipad skin on an MP3.  Our job as Christ Followers is to "Make God Look Good".  The only way to do that - is to have on our protective skin - the one that fits US perfectly and uniquely thus protecting us in EVERY way - HE was made just for us.

The next time you are out or searching on line for a protective skin for your cell phone, Ipad, Kindle, MP3, etc - don't forget your Protective Skin.  It'll fit snug and even sometimes feel tight - but NOTHING will be able to harm you.

Thank You, Jesus - for coming to earth as God with SKIN.