"Broken beyond repair." "Needs some TLC." "Don’t know what’s wrong, but it’s yours if you want it."
Looking through Facebook Marketplace at “FREE STUFF” and you can be surprised by what people give away for free.
Now, admittedly, some of that free stuff is not. There are people who list as free, but have no intention of giving it away for free – they’re just hoping to get more ‘hits’ of people looking at something they wish to sell. To be honest, that’s just a bit foolish.
There are others who clearly, simply, don’t wish to take something they’ve destroyed to the local tip themselves, so are hoping you’ll take their “Nearly New, free 72” SMART TV”, even listing all of the connections it has - that also just happens to have fallen off their wall, judging by the dent and smashed screen.
Some things break, and are beyond economical repair. Others, simply need a quick fix and they’re as good as new. The difference between those two things, and knowing the difference between those two things, is the difference between a bargain, and a white elephant.
And, so it is with my recently purchased, used, desk chair.
Despite checking it, before I bought it, it drops every so often, because the hydraulic ram is worn, or faulty, or both.
However, it’s a super comfy chair, and looks great. Thanks to the internet, I can happily use this for many years to come because, as it turns out, there are some super simple ways of making it keep going.
But, how glad are we, as followers of Jesus Christ, that He does not abandon us when we appear to be faulty?
How grateful are we that He does not ever see us as beyond economical repair or not worth his time and attention?
Just a thought…
Andy B
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