First let me give you a definition of “SHUCK”
Shuck Is that part of a vegetable or fruit which is useless and is to be thrown away a peeling of some kind. When you peel a potato, you are peeling off the shuck.
If you go into a grocery store and go to the vegetable section, you will find two types of corn on the cob: shucked and half shucked. In one section the corn is still in the shuck and is piled together in a meaningless heap, and you choose what you want and how many.
While in a separate section you’ll find ears of corn in attractive plastic packages with the shuck half removed so you can see the corn you want. And of course, when you purchase the product, you take it home and take the shuck off and throw it away and it becomes no shock.
As I thought about this word and its meaning, I realized that this is how God sees you and me. He sees either shuck, half shuck or no shuck.
By this I mean He sees either, an unbeliever, a disobedient believer or an obedient believer. Shuck refers to the person who has never trusted Jesus as his savior. Half shuck refers to the person who knows Jesus but has unconfessed sin in the life. The shucked believer is the person who is aware of the sin in his life and chooses to deal with it. His go to verse is First John 1:9 ” If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
If God sees only shuck you are not qualified to live in God’s presence.
If God sees half shuck , there is sin or disobedience that you need to deal with. Confess and you will be forgiven.
If God sees no shuck at all, but only the righteousness of his Son, received by faith, you will receive rewards and will be welcomed into His presence. Romans chapter 7 indicates that we all are to some degree victims of our own shuck, but that one day it will all be removed:
” There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.” {Romans 8:1}
Now my question to the reader is very simple.
As God looks at you does He see shuck, half shuck or no shuck?
As you look at your life today do you see only shuck? If you do, then you trust in Jesus today as your personal Savior and enter into the world of the half shuck.
If you see some shuck confess it, go on and determine to live as God would have you live.
It Is your call to make, so make it and you will never regret it.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions please respond.