Ugly Scars

Sarah had never thought much about her mom's disfigured face and arms until she started school and her classmates mocked her mother's appearance. 

So Sarah hid the invitations to parent days and class parties. She was ashamed of how her mother looked.

Then one afternoon, she overheard her grandmother telling the story: There was a fire. If her mom had not rescued baby Sarah, she would have died before the firemen arrived. But the rescue left her mother permanently disfigured.

The scars that embarrassed Sarah were actually symbols of her mother's sacrificial love.

Do you see the application in our lives?

When we get to heaven, God will take away every emotional and physical scar (Revelation 21:2-4). But Christ will eternally bear the scars of our sins—scars that symbolize our rescue from eternal flames (John 20:24-29).(1)  

Even if people mock our faith, we can remember the meaning of our Savior's scars and unashamedly proclaim His gospel (Romans 1:16).

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Note: I heard this story years ago. I'm not aware of the source or if it's true, but it's a good illustration of this spiritual truth. 

(1) There is no Scripture passage that says Christ's scars are eternal, but the linked passage in John proves that Christ had the scars on His resurrected body which is a strong indicator that they may be eternal. And in Revelation 5:6 John says, "I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne."

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