Years ago, I came across a restaurant that was having a warehouse sale. I walked through the dark warehouse and saw bins of old silverware, plates, and cups. There were also broken, run-down appliances, light fixtures, and wall decor. I didn’t think I’d find anything useful... until I got to the back of the warehouse and saw a dirty, scuffed-up, wobbly table.
The table had clearly seen better days, but it happened to be the exact size Liz and I were currently looking for. I knew it would need to be rehabbed, but I thought it might be worth it. I asked the guy behind the register how much they were charging and was shocked to hear he was practically giving it away.
I loaded the table into a friend’s truck and took it straight over to a Hopester’s workshop, knowing he’d be able to help me restore this table to its original beauty. After days of sanding it down, tightening some nuts and bolts, and applying many coats of stain, our table was ready. My friend Tim and I carried it into our kitchen. It was a perfect fit! A beat-up, run-down table that had once been sitting in the corner of a dark warehouse had become the gathering place our family sits around every day.
I like shiny, new things, but I have really come to love things that have been restored—things that were once scuffed up, rough around the edges, and deserted in overflowing warehouses. These restoration projects have become a reminder of my own restoration. My restored kitchen table is a daily reminder of my own restoration by Jesus!
There's much around us that needs to be restored. Yet, in our messed-up, scuffed-up, wobbly world, there is One who can take old things and make them brand new!
As we start a new year, as many are looking to set goals and New Year’s resolutions, would you be willing to take some time to ponder what in your life needs to be restored? What in your life needs to be made new?
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Would you be willing to trust the Creator of All Things to make you brand new?
Peace,
Nick
PS: Did you hear we're moving the spring semester start date back to Jan. 15? Find all the info here.
The table had clearly seen better days, but it happened to be the exact size Liz and I were currently looking for. I knew it would need to be rehabbed, but I thought it might be worth it. I asked the guy behind the register how much they were charging and was shocked to hear he was practically giving it away.
I loaded the table into a friend’s truck and took it straight over to a Hopester’s workshop, knowing he’d be able to help me restore this table to its original beauty. After days of sanding it down, tightening some nuts and bolts, and applying many coats of stain, our table was ready. My friend Tim and I carried it into our kitchen. It was a perfect fit! A beat-up, run-down table that had once been sitting in the corner of a dark warehouse had become the gathering place our family sits around every day.
I like shiny, new things, but I have really come to love things that have been restored—things that were once scuffed up, rough around the edges, and deserted in overflowing warehouses. These restoration projects have become a reminder of my own restoration. My restored kitchen table is a daily reminder of my own restoration by Jesus!
There's much around us that needs to be restored. Yet, in our messed-up, scuffed-up, wobbly world, there is One who can take old things and make them brand new!
As we start a new year, as many are looking to set goals and New Year’s resolutions, would you be willing to take some time to ponder what in your life needs to be restored? What in your life needs to be made new?
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Would you be willing to trust the Creator of All Things to make you brand new?
Peace,
Nick
PS: Did you hear we're moving the spring semester start date back to Jan. 15? Find all the info here.