Just as cars require periodic washings to remove harmful dirt and grime, so Christians need continual cleansing to keep their lives bright and useful!
We do become "dirty" from our contact with the world just by being exposed to it. But through daily reading of the Bible we experience the "washing of water by the word" (Ephesians 5:26).
God's Spirit uses His Word to uncover our sins, and then assure us of forgiveness as we confess them. Just as we became clean through the Word at conversion (born-again experience), so we are continually cleansed through that same Word. Regular washing pays off - it keeps us spiritually unsoiled, useful, and attractive. (DB)
"Search me, O God, and know my heart today; Try me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray
See if there be some wicked way in me; Cleanse me from every sin and set me free!"
There is no stain of sin that Christ's cleansing power cannot remove.
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