Since God’s forgiveness of our sins is so thorough, why do we need cleansing? Although God’s forgiveness abolished our record of sin and freed us from the penalty of sins, the stains of sin remained with us.
Before we were saved, we were filthy before God in our speech, our actions, and the thoughts of our heart. Our mouth was unclean with utterances like cursing, lies, obscenities, slander, and hateful expressions. We spoke this way because our heart was unclean, for Matthew 12:34 says, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Our deeds were filthy, and Paul states in Romans 6:19 that we presented the members of our body “as slaves to uncleanness.” Not only so, in God’s eyes even our good works were filthy, for Isaiah 64:6 tells us “All of us became like him who is unclean, and all our righteousness’s are like a soiled garment.”
“The washing of renewal purges away all the things of the old nature of our old man, and the renewing of the Holy Spirit imparts something new—the divine essence of the new man—into our being. In this is a passing from our old state into a wholly new one, from the old creation into the status of a new creation. Hence, both the washing of the renewing of the Holy Spirit are working in us continually throughout our life until the completion of the new creation.” Sin left its ugly stain on us. We desperately needed God’s cleansing!
God cleanses, by the blood of Jesus—to cleanse us of our behavior and deeds Hebrews 1:3, tells us Jesus, “having made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Jesus accomplished this purification by shedding His blood on the cross.
It reads in Ezekiel 36:25-27: I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
So stand firm by Gods strength and power. As it reads in Proverbs 11:8: God rescues good men from danger.
Your strength must come from the Lord’s mighty power within you. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand safe against the wiles of Satan. For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies. The evil kings of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world; and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world. So use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy whenever he attacks, and when it is all over, you will still be standing up. But to this, you will need the strong belt of truth and the breastplate of God’s approval. Wear shoes that are able to speed you on as you preach the Good News of peace with God. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan, And you will need the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Read Ephesians 6:10-17
As great as the world is, so full is it of signs of God’s mercies toward his faithful when he has removed their sins. In Hebrews 10:11-14 it reads: Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins. But our High Priest {Jesus} offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time.
Father God, I thank You and praise You for the family unit, which was ordained by You, from the beginning. Let me to be a good parent and to instruct those in my care wisely. Let me also to be child-like in my relationship with others, and to respect and honor them, as unto the Lord. Father God, I am believing for all those adult sons and adult daughters, that You will guide, direct and send others in their lives to encourage them to walk right with You. Bless all today. You are a good and gracious Father, long-suffering and tender-hearted towards all Your children. I thank You and praise You for Your faithfulness towards Israel, Your chosen nation. Your never-failing promises to all Your people is such a reassurance, for it demonstrates that Your gracious compassion, patience and loving-kindness towards all Church-aged believers is equally sure and secure. You are the same yesterday, today, and forever. I thank You and praise You that I am apart of the body of Christ and that You have told us the end from the beginning, and I thank You and praise You that all Your promises are ‘Yes’ and ‘Amen’ in Christ Jesus my Savior. Teach me Your ways and keep me from straying from the path of holiness. I thank You and praise You that in Christ, I have a cleansed heart, and that by Your amazing grace I have the indwelling Holy Spirit of life, to guide me into all truth, all the way through to eternity. Bless and open the eyes of those still searching for You and guide them in Your direction. I thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
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He has removed our sins as far away from us as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12
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