23 Jul, 2009
Police Catch Underwear Thief
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police uncovered over 1,000 pairs of underpants and more than 100 pairs of swimming trunks after catching a thief nabbing another three pairs for his collection.
The 46-year-old man was caught Sunday pinching three pairs of pants from a sports hall in the western town of Gelnhausen. Police then came across the enormous collection of underwear while searching his flat.
"They were all evidently in use, but had been washed and neatly stacked away," a police spokesman said Monday.
Police are now investigating where all the underwear came from. The suspect claims to have acquired then from car-boot sales and over the Internet.
Story and photo taken from http://www.reuters.com
Matthew 23:25,26
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
What Does God Say About What's Underneath?
Todays' story is pretty funny. Why a thief was so concerned with stealing the undergarments of others we may not ever know.
What we do do know is that God is concerned with what is on the inside.
We should remember that the teachers of the law and the Pharisees were highly respected in Jesus' time. They looked the part and appeared to have everything together.This wasn't good enough for Christ. Underneath their wordly success was greed and self-indulgence. I am oftened humbled (everyday) just how self-indulgent and hypocrital I am in my walk with Christ.
It is almost natural for me to try and create a certain type of appearance when often my heart is far from God. I wander around thinking that things will change when the reality is it won't if I don't choose to clean up my act.
Let's focus on cleaning up what goes on inside us by choosing Christ over greed, self-indulgence, and judging others only by their outside appearance.
- Think about some ways you might act and/or pretend to be someone you're not. Do you try to leave an impression that might not be true with others?
- Consider some ways that you might clean up the inside of your cup (or heart, i.e. - I will be conscious of the negative words that come out of my mouth and try and change them).
- Ask God's forgiveness and seek to try and live a godly lifestyle.
- Encourage others around you to think more about what is on the inside than their physical appearance.
- Look for ways to encourage them with compliments for character, kindness, etc... instead of just looking to compliment them on their looks.
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