Imagine a
world without pockets. Imagine a world
without purses, wallets, bags, boxes or luggage! Imagine not being able to take your ‘stuff’
with you! Does the thought make you
uncomfortable or does it make you liberated?
Very early
one morning this week, I woke with this strange thought in my head, “pockets
are an invention of the Devil!” You see,
if a person has no pockets and they find an interesting stone. They may stop and admire it. They may pick it up and examine it more
closely. They may drop it back to where
it was or toss it away. If a person with
pockets sees and interesting stone, they may also do all of those things. However, they may also put it into their
pocket.
Once it is
in their pocket, it becomes “theirs”.
That which was accessible to everyone now becomes property. Property needs to be protected, defended,
cared for, added to, and admired. From
the simple step of putting into a pocket, all kinds of potential sins can arise:
greed, lust, hate and more.
The Devil
is often so subtle with his temptations.
Perhaps pockets are an invention of his.
Matthew 6:19 “Lay
not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:”
