Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
My mom has a Raggedy Ann doll, because she had a difficult life... and she didn't have any dolls to play with. My grandma made my mother a rag doll with blonde yarn hair, button eyes, a candy heart, and a heart sewed onto her chest. I LOVED my mom's rag doll growing up but realized how precious it was to my mom. When I was a bit older my mom made me a doll also looked like me She even embroidered a heart on it. My mom loved her doll. To her it wasn't just something that was made from rags that were put together. To her it was very special especially because it was created with love. She cherished that doll and loved that doll and still does to this day.
I believe that God made us with love and cherishes us! Because of sin His creation became as filthy rags but He still loves us! When I think of my mom's doll I remember the heart she has sewn on her chest. Every time I remember that heart I remember without Christ we would not have life. A heart gives life to our bodies. Christ in our heart gives us eternal life. We might not be as beautiful on the outside as a porcelain doll and we may not be perfect but we are definitely cherished and we are definitely loved.. God sees us He loves us despite our rags. He sees our hearts. We do not have to be fancy or fake with Him we can be ourselves we can be raggedy and He'll always love us He created us! He sewed us together in our mother's womb! We are as filthy riches but He restored us through Christ's sacrifice for us and when we accept Christ into our hearts we can go on and be cherished for eternity! Because in Christ we have life!
