Brand New Socks

When was the last time you bought or received a pair or package of brand new socks? F0r some of you it may have been recently. For others it may have been far too long. We are so blessed to live in a country where you could have a new pair of socks everyday if you wanted that.

Maybe you like shorter ones. Maybe you like longer ones. Maybe you prefer white and heavy socks or possibly colored light ones. You can even be the person with the socks that have different colored toes if you want to. Not many people have a problem with the simple comfort that comes from a new pair of socks.

So, what's your sock drawer like? Do you have a drawer just for socks? Or do you have other things crammed in there? In your sock drawer, do you have old socks that you have not worn in a while or ones with holes? Why wear old socks and ones with holes when you can have new ones fairly cheap?

I love the feeling of putting on new socks. Sometimes, I wear them right out of the package. However, sometimes I wear the old ones when I should not. There's a better set somewhere if I would look for them or wash some.

Life with God is a lot like that. God's grace, love and forgiveness are waiting to give you comfort way beyond that new pair of socks. However, it comes with a price. Jesus had to die to make that possible. Do you accept his sacrifice? Do you accept him as the source of your salvation and leader of your life?

If you will, it will give you a whole "drawer full" of overflowing comfort. The Bible says this in 2nd Corinthians 1:3-5 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ⁵For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows." New socks are great. God's comfort is greater.
...That's what I'm talking about.