The story goes like this, one day a young girl went to her mother while cooking and ask her, "why do you chop off the legs and parts of the chicken and throw it away?" Her mother thought to herself, hm... I'm not sure, this is the way I was taught by my mother. So on the next visit to grandma, her mother went and ask her mother, " Why is it that we dont use certain parts of the chicken ...?" The grandmother took a pause and thought, "I'm not sure, I was taught by my mother to do it this way" and she went to see her mother, which was great grandma and ask her, "mother why do we cook it this certain way, is it because it taste better?"
Her mother gave the reply, "In the old days, we had smaller pots and pans, so the chicken couldn't fit on the pan, so we had to chop those parts off"
We go through life doing the things we do without knowing the reason and purpose at times. It's maybe because we are so used to it, its convenient, or we have been taught a certain way through our families, traditions and teachings. Sometimes these small things can really become an obstacle to knowing God deeply and experiencing his full grace and mercy. We need to find these old nails and pull them out and replace them with new ones, Jesus nails. It's a process and we need the Holy Spirit to renew us each day in our thinking, our character and our actions to be more like Christ. To die to self but live in Christ is the ultimate goal. It will be painful, long suffering but the promises and blessings are there if we are faithful to follow.
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of
regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;"
Titus 3:5, KJV
Psalms 119:9, KJV
John 15:3, KJV
2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV
Romans 12:2, KJV
1 Corinthians 2:16, KJV
