Chernobyl Today and Our Own Hearts
On April 26, 1986 Chernobyl’s nuclear plant #4 exploded, causing massive amounts of radiation to overflow into the streets. The city and all its inhabitants were evacuated in three days. That was a little more than 20 years ago, and the streets and buildings of Chernobyl are now in ruins. Why? It has been neglected. Looking at this picture makes me think of how quickly something can become a ruin. It does not take thousands of years, it only takes a few years of neglect. Our own hearts are too often very much like modern-day Chernobyl. At one time they may have been booming with life, and even pretty to look at. But now some of us see this picture and know that our hearts are in ruins. Is there hope for Chernobyl today? I don’t know. Is there hope for our hearts? I do know that there is hope for our hearts. Even if they are in ruins, Jesus can still come in and make it His home. Where is your heart today? Is it in ruins, or is it a booming metropolis? Whatever the condition, Proverbs 4 speaks to all of us. “Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)
