It seems we begin each new day with some wrinkles. Throughout
its course our heavenly Father has hot iron and bottle of starch standing by. Some days might require a little more heat than others and maybe, a good dose of starch.
As a new house wife, with a business man for a husband, my
meditations over the ironing board are as follows…. J
Dirt and sweat from a person's
neck and wrists will stick to the starch rather than to the fibers of the
clothing, and will easily wash away along with the starch. Starch is not only a
protection, but it also gives a crispness and smoothness, keeping a long-lasting
fresh appearance throughout the labor of the day.
The iron has a
purpose...
Certain fabrics require high
heat to reform their shape. The steam breathes life into the fabric as the hot
iron is applied and the heat and pressure causes even the most stubborn of
wrinkles to disappear.
The iron He uses on us are the people and circumstances of
our day, both contributing to the heat and pressure that smooth out the
wrinkles we began with.
"That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."-Ephesians 5:27
