Musings From A Rolling Eyed Turtle

You probably know the old saying:  “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.  I am not going to try to prove or disprove it, just look at it from a different angle. Cheryl and I were recently walking on a beach in Florida .  A man was walking along with a bag and was picking up trash and putting it in the bag.  Was he picking up things of value? We also saw a different man walking along the same beach with a metal detector.  He would swing it back and forth and would occasionally stop and dig in the sand.  Was he looking for things of value? Both were intent.  Both were focused.  Both were diligent. I’m guessing that the one picking up trash was not looking for things of value.  I’m also guessing that, by picking up trash, he was valuing the beauty of the beach and didn’t want the trash to mar it.  The one with the metal detector, I’m guessing that he was not looking for metallic items of trash but was looking for...

Juxtaposition:  the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect. God’s interesting effects:  That the Infinite One would wrap Himself in flesh and become a baby (Matt 1:20-21). That the Eternal One would enter time and space and would become flesh and dwell among us (John 1:14). That the King of Kings would be born in a lowly manger (Luke 2:7). That the angels would announce His birth not to the powerful or influential or rich but to a group of shepherds and the night shift ones at that (Luke 2:8-18). But the juxtapositions didn’t stop with Christmas, they continued: That the One who knows all things would grow in wisdom and stature (Luke 2:52). That the Ruler of all would become a servant (Mark 10:45). That the One who created all things and holds all things together would become poor for our sake so that by His poverty, we might become rich (2 Cor 8:9). ...