While you and I are at our cushy jobs, Carlos Barrios is at work performing what is arguably the worst occupation on earth. He’ll be submerged in a disgusting brew of garbage, toxic waste, bacteria, human excrement, dead animals, and even the occasional rotting corpse of a forgotten murder victim. Carlos is a Sewer Diver in one of the world’s largest and most polluted metropolises… Mexico City. His job is to clear blockages in sewer lines to ensure contaminated waters do not back up into city streets, subway tunnels, or people’s homes. Carlos is an expert at his job. He even likes what he does.
“Don’t fool yourself into thinking that the Babylonians [your oppressive problems] are gone for good. They aren’t!” (Jeremiah 37.9-10 NLT).
When a problem gets out of hand, it may be time to send in heaven’s Sewer Diver. There’s an obstruction and it needs removing. Jesus is an expert at that and He likes His job.
For actual film footage of Carlos Barrios at work in the bowels of Mexico City check out this nearly un-watchable video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlRjbV-rT-E.
