"Stinkification"

"My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness." (Psalms 38:5) I know I do not need to give any excuse for the title; this verse reeks from the corruption that sin causes in our lives. The word "'wounds" is more like strips or bruises, which I find rather interesting, because of Isaiah 53:5, which says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed." It might be hard to imagine what our sins look like to God, but when you look upon the affliction that was put upon Jesus for our sin, you might come to understand how He views them. Trying to get a handle upon sinfulness in our lives, just does not work; you might try all you want to, but until you come to the realization that you need God's help, you really are not going to get anywhere trying to defeat your own sinful desires. The foolishness that David is speaking about is two-fold; one is the cause, the other is the result; the cause is our neglect to count upon God for the strength that we need to be victorious; while the result is what we are because of it. To be perfectly honest, it really does come down to the condition of our heart, because the heart is where our love for God is planted; if our heart is not producing the love for God that we need, then nothing else will grow to love Him more; not our mind, nor the strength that we need to overcome temptation. We really do not just fall into sin; we fall because of sin, but sin is something that we prepare for, by doing what we should not be doing, or not doing what we should; it does not just happen, because if we were prepared to flee, then we would flee sin when we are tempted. If we take the time to really think about the stink of our sins, especially in light of what Jesus went through to set us free from them, then we might come to realize that they need to be taken seriously. In other words, we cannot just shrug them off as if they do not matter, because they make us stink before God, and they cause us to be corrupt, like a rotten piece of fruit; the likes of which becomes worthless for anything except gathering bugs, decay, and death... "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. I am the Bread of Life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the Bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the Living Bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this Bread, he shall live for ever; and the Bread that I give is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:47-51)