“Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from Him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God -- truly righteous and holy.” (Ephesians 4:21-24 NLT)
One metaphor I’ve found useful for describing God’s work in the life of Christians is that of restoring old cars… I remember interviewing the guys who ran the Mustang junkyard in Kansas City. I asked one of them, “What do you see when you look at these dilapidated Mustangs in the salvage yard?” He said, “I don’t see them as they are. I see what they could be.”
What a powerful picture of how God views us. The church is God’s salvage yard, and He sees what we could be. Our task is to invite Him to restore us. As we do, little by little He strips us down to the bare metal and then begins perfectly restoring us.
If we’re willing to pursue the Christian life, if we’re willing to say, “Take me, Lord -- my heart, my life, my all -- and make me what You want me to be,” then God, through the Spirit, will restore us.
-- Adam Hamilton in “Revival: Faith as Wesley Lived It”
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