PEE-BACK

PEE-BACK

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  Public peeing is a problem in many major cities in the world. I remember walking some streets on a lovely sunshiny day and having sense stimulated by stench. Officials in some towns added No Public Urination signs to the Drug Free Zone and No Weapons ones, and they were just as effective.

  Tadah, capitalists smelled the flow of public money, and they innovated to profit.

  I’m sure none of the above facts about scofflaws or entrepreneurs is new news to you, but what may be is new state of the art paint, actually a super-hydrophobic nano-coating that is remarkably fluid repellent. So much so that not honoring the adjacent sign results in a shoe-wetting trouser-soaking event.

  What has this to do with Christian discipleship, the embarrassment of damp smelly footwear and pants?

  For me when reading the above news bit in WORLD magazine, it was being reminded of the splashback warnings in Scripture:

·          "Be certain of this, that your sin will catch up to you!” (ISV Num.32:23b)

·          Jesus’ warning to His listeners: “There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. There is nothing kept secret that will not come to light.” (GW Lk.8:17)

·         Paul’s words to young Timothy: “The sins of some people are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment. The sins of others follow them there. In the same way, the good things that people do are obvious, and those that aren't obvious can't remain hidden.” (GW 1Tim.5:24-25)

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