Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch
Sabbath, October 19, 2024
First of all, my abject apologies for thrusting us unceremoniously into the Christmas season with the photo above. It was actually this past January that I spotted this gingerbread cookie in the bargain section of what I vaguely remember was a bookstore. (Bookstores are now famous for introducing hordes of non-literary items onto their premises, especially around the holidays.)
Anyway, here was this “Giant Gingerbread Kid,” wearing a winsome grin, still sporting candy-sized holes in his body, which under normal circumstances would have been stuffed with supplied candy pieces. But because of a mishap—maybe a careless drop on the floor by an enthusiastic child—the Kid was left behind, and didn’t make it to a Christmas kitchen table. Instead, a cruel “Reduced” sticker was applied to his midsection, and even $3.35 didn’t purchase his freedom.
Okay, you may already be guessing the “interpretation” part of this photo parable. According to the Bible, every sinner from Adam and Eve on down is broken, Satan would like you to believe irreparably. But God is in the business of healing. And once He gets to work on us, He immediately peels off the “Reduced” sticker and applies an “Enhanced” one.
Want to see, from real Bible verses, how He does this? Click the link just below: