My wife was first to spot it. There in the parking lot was a panel truck with the following message on the side, “Dent Redemption – We make it whole.” Then in smaller font it said, “Paintless Dent Removal.”
Jesus touched the eyes of a blind man and he saw. He didn’t use paint but He did use mud and spit. Interesting. See Mark 7 and 8. A leper came to Him missing body parts. Jesus made him whole. The litany can go on and on. The point is Jesus makes people whole. He takes out our dents and He doesn’t paint over our sins. He actually removes them. See I John 1:9.
I understand if I am cremated my wife will not only get my ashes but she will also receive my metal knee and metal hip. That should make an interesting urn. I certainly will never need any of those things ever again, because according to Paul in I Corinthians 15 my resurrected body will be whole and as different from this imperfect one as a seed is from what grows from the seed.
The fact is we do get dents as life moves along. Some of them are from our own stupidity and other dents happen because others run into us. Our souls take on experience and become very unique because of the dents. While God never dents us He does take advantage of our self and other imposed dents to make us better people. In Romans 8 Paul wrote that all things work together for good to those that love God. Sometimes that is very difficult to understand but by faith we believe it is true. Jesus is the ultimate Dent Redeemer.
Written by Roger Bothwell on May 4, 2010
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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