We had the fam over on Christmas Eve for a light lunch and gift opening. There were eight of us in attendance so thankfully we have two bathrooms.
My wife would never have done that. For example, we get beetles in our house every once in a while, during the winter. My wife lovingly picks them up, carries them to the front door, and puts them outside. Yes, they probably freeze to death, but she doesn't kill them.
God is even more graceful with us humans. We are sinful by nature, deserving of death. Yet God extends US grace and gives US the means to escape His coming wrath.
On Christmas Eve day, with all of our guests in the house, I went down to use the bathroom again. There, sitting calmly in the sink, was my friend, Mr. Spider. I was about to wash him down the drain again, but then I stopped and thought for a moment.
"Leave him alone," I said to myself. "He's been through enough this week."
My wife is a great teacher. Her example of grace saved a spider's life on Christmas Eve. God has given us ALL a way to escape "the swirling waters of death." By placing our faith in Jesus Christ, His One and Only Son. It is the free gift of salvation.
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved." - Ephesians 2:1-5
