I Love My Shredder
by Steve Ridgell on Nov.16, 2009, under Hope
I admit it. I love the office shredder. It might be because I am mesmerized by loud machines that destroy things. But I am also fascinated by the process. After a document is run through, there is no way to reconstruct it, no way to put it together again, and no way to know what was originally there. We use it to destroy sensitive documents, addresses, and any material we do not want seen.
I also use it for something else. I use it to destroy my mistakes. If I print the wrong form, misspell a name, or use the wrong name — a quick trip to the shredder and it is as if it never happened. It is gone forever.
But I also enjoy the shredder because there are times when see it as a reminder of what God has done for me. I envision lists of my mistakes and sins kept somewhere by the Devil himself. And I picture Jesus taking those lists and running them through the shredder. The evidence of my guilt is destroyed. The list of my sins can never be reconstructed. They are gone forever.
That is exactly what God did when He sent His Son Jesus to die for my sins. Because I believe in Jesus, because I decided to die with him, my sins are gone forever. The devil cannot use them against me to keep me out of heaven.
So I enjoy using the shredder. It reminds me how grateful I am that God has wiped away my sins forever. He can do that for you too. If you want to visit more about this, check out our blog at www.hopeforlife.org. Or write me at steve@hopeforlife.org.
I admit it. I love the office shredder. It might be because I am mesmerized by loud machines that destroy things. But I am also fascinated by the process. After a document is run through, there is no way to reconstruct it, no way to put it together again, and no way to know what was originally there. We use it to destroy sensitive documents, addresses, and any material we do not want seen.
I also use it for something else. I use it to destroy my mistakes. If I print the wrong form, misspell a name, or use the wrong name — a quick trip to the shredder and it is as if it never happened. It is gone forever.
But I also enjoy the shredder because there are times when see it as a reminder of what God has done for me. I envision lists of my mistakes and sins kept somewhere by the Devil himself. And I picture Jesus taking those lists and running them through the shredder. The evidence of my guilt is destroyed. The list of my sins can never be reconstructed. They are gone forever.
That is exactly what God did when He sent His Son Jesus to die for my sins. Because I believe in Jesus, because I decided to die with him, my sins are gone forever. The devil cannot use them against me to keep me out of heaven.
So I enjoy using the shredder. It reminds me how grateful I am that God has wiped away my sins forever. He can do that for you too.
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Hi! I thoroughly enjoyed your article this morning. It’s funny how some connections just “click”. I too have always loved my shredder. Since I am energized by sorting and weeding out things, and (odd though it may seem) love spring and fall cleaning; my shredder is a perfectly wonderful vehicle for accomplishing my begin-with-a-clean slate, goals of starting over refreshed. I start with a huge mish mash pile of junk paperwork and overload, and it swallows it readily and spits out a fine snowy mist of nothingness that I can recycle and completely get out of my life forever. But, it is a machine which also helps to build my sense of commitment and courage (okay, do I really need this paper or note I haven’t glanced at since last year?; can life indeed go on quite happily without these files?; I love this and thought I might want to use it later for …, now sit up straight, reread it once more and say bye for good, push the button and go, BUT should I?!; etc.). Much like the delete button and empty trash option on the computer. Maybe advanced technology isn’t so bad after all – as long as we keep our perspectives always focused on learning and growing and cleaning up our act in preparation of our to-be-determined final glorious advancement to Heaven! Thanks and have a great day.
Diana