I love the look (and feel!) of clean nails after a shower. So fresh, smooth and natural. A healthy pink. Ready for the new day. Free of yesterday's grime. Freshened and renewed to do and to be.
On normal, more mundane days, they don't look too bad. But do some weeding or pick blueberries and eek! The stains can linger if you don't wash and scrub them right away.
Prayers of confession (gulp) can have the same effect. Getting rid of the dirt and grime of dark, guilty thoughts can actually feel like stepping out of your morning shower. Yes. Naming your sins, putting them out there for God to scrub away. Imagine the darkness - gone! Imagine your heart and mind being light and fresh and a healthy pink! As freshly showered hands.
That's what Jesus did for you.
Clean from head to toe.
Clean inside and out...
Is a reality.
Can be your reality - today.
Free of yesterday's grime.
Freshened and renewed to do and to be.
Am I going to have to take a shower again tomorrow morning?
Probably so.
And that's perfectly okay.
Its certainly an acceptable practice.
The same goes for confessing of sins.
Its okay to do every day.
Its okay to cleanse, purge, wash away, get rid of ...
every kind of filth.
Get spiritually showered every morning.
Receive the cleansing power of Christ.
Believe this truth: He takes away the sins of the world! (John 1:29)
So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, immerse yourself and have your sins washed away as you call on His name. (Acts 22:16 CJB)
Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ. (Hebrews 10:22 ERV)
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