DAY TWENTY-ONE
God’s Promise:
I will forgive your sin and cleanse you from all wickedness.
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. -1 John 1:9 (NLT)
One of the best things about summertime is going to the pool. We experience the fun of escaping the heat, grilling food, and hanging out with family and friends. Summers are even more fun when a swimming pool is involved! The clear blue water with the sun glimmering over the ripples is a thing of sheer beauty.
But have you been to someone’s house where they have never cleaned their pool? That’s quite a different scenario. The dark, dirty, smelly, contaminated, insect-infested water just isn’t nearly as inviting and appealing. That is the image to which this verse is referring
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Jesus took our old hearts that were contaminated by sin and gave us each a new heart that is clean and pure. Because we live in a sin-filled world, it doesn’t naturally stay that way. We must maintain our purity by regularly cleaning and removing sin and wickedness from our lives. The best way we do this is by daily confessing our sins to Jesus and allowing Him to purify us.
If you want a life that Jesus is drawn to, like a pure, clean pool that make summers so much fun, then practice daily confession and repentance of sin in your life and seek to live a life that is pure and holy and pleasing to God.
Action Step:
I will confess my sins daily to walk cleansed and in right relationship with the Father.
One of the best things about summertime is going to the pool. We experience the fun of escaping the heat, grilling food, and hanging out with family and friends. Summers are even more fun when a swimming pool is involved! The clear blue water with the sun glimmering over the ripples is a thing of sheer beauty.
But have you been to someone’s house where they have never cleaned their pool? That’s quite a different scenario. The dark, dirty, smelly, contaminated, insect-infested water just isn’t nearly as inviting and appealing. That is the image to which this verse is referring
.
Jesus took our old hearts that were contaminated by sin and gave us each a new heart that is clean and pure. Because we live in a sin-filled world, it doesn’t naturally stay that way. We must maintain our purity by regularly cleaning and removing sin and wickedness from our lives. The best way we do this is by daily confessing our sins to Jesus and allowing Him to purify us.
If you want a life that Jesus is drawn to, like a pure, clean pool that make summers so much fun, then practice daily confession and repentance of sin in your life and seek to live a life that is pure and holy and pleasing to God.
Action Step:
I will confess my sins daily to walk cleansed and in right relationship with the Father.