September 18, 2026

We have the building plans for a small strip center. After we finalize the plans and submit them to the county for approval, we have to remove the sheds and prepare the land. But before that, we still have to clean out the stuff my father-in-law had collected before he passed. He loved going to auctions and buying whatever his heart desired. So one of the first things we had to do was find places for all those things. We wanted to keep some things, but others had no place and might end up in a landfill. One thing he had collected was a huge fountain, which we decided to keep.

God has a plan for your life, just as we have plans to build a shopping center. The process has an order. You must submit your life to Jesus first; much like getting your plans to the county for permitting, though it’s easier to give your life to Jesus. Only after salvation do you begin cleaning up and removing junk, such as past hurts, sins, traumas, and more. Jesus is the clean-up man. You were given gifts from the beginning, so you want to keep those, like the extra nice things that won’t end up in a landfill, like the fountain. That fountain is like the Holy Spirit; for it to flow, it needs a good cleaning and a new pump to get it going, and so, like the water, the Holy Spirit can flow through you.

So think about this story if you are still on the fence about turning your life over to Jesus. There is no better time than now. Don’t leave this world without him; that would be a tragedy that you will regret for eternity. 

Jesus said:

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:18