June 2, 2024 8:00 pm
My first short-term missions trip was to the Amazon jungle in Brazil to help build a church by the river. One afternoon, we visited one of the few homes in the area that had a water filter. When our host poured murky well water into the top of the contraption, within minutes all the impurities were removed and clean, clear drinking water appeared. Right there in the man’s living room, I saw a reflection of what it means to be cleansed by Christ.
When we first come to Jesus with our guilt and shame and ask Him to forgive us and we receive Him as our Savior, He cleanses us from our sins and makes us new. We’re purified just like the murky water was transformed into clean drinking water. What a joy it is to know we are in right standing with God because of Jesus’ sacrifice (1 Peter 1:18-19) and to know God removes our sins as far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12).
But the apostle John reminds us that this doesn’t mean we’ll never sin again. When we do sin, we might be assured by the image of a water filter and be comforted as “we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Let’s live confidently knowing that we’re continually being cleansed by Christ.
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Our reading, titled, Cleansed by Christ, was written by Nancy Gavalanes. My first short-term missions trip was to the Amazon jungle in Brazil to help build a church by the river. One afternoon, we visited one of the homes in the area that had a water filter. When our host poured murky well water into the top of the contraption, within minutes, all the impurities were removed and clean, clear drinking water appeared. Right there, in the man's living room, I saw a reflection of what it means to be cleansed by Christ. When we first come to Jesus with our guilt and shame and ask him to forgive us and we receive him as our savior, he cleanses us from our sins and makes us new.
We're purified, just like the murky water was transformed into clean drinking water. What a joy it is to know we are in right standing with God because of Jesus' sacrifice and to know God removes our sins as far as the east is from the west. But the Apostle John reminds us that this doesn't mean we'll never sin again. When we do sin, we can be assured by the image of a water filter and be comforted by knowing that as we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Let's live confidently knowing that we're continually being cleansed by Christ.
Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from 1 John chapter 1 verses 5 through 10. And the blood of Jesus, his son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. Let's pray. Dear God, we are grateful for your unwavering mercy, knowing that you graciously forgive us when we stumble. When we become discouraged, remind us that we are a work in progress and that you are continuing to form us into the people you've created us to be. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you for listening today. My name is Brenna Holsclaw, and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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