Cleansing

I have a great view that I pass on the way to my office. I pass a field where there is a clear view of Pilot Mountain in the distance (although you can't tell from this photo), and this morning its top was shrouded in clouds. The fields were saturated today because last night's rain brought at least 3 inches of rain out where I work, sending rivers and creeks over their banks.

The Yadkin River impressed me the most. It had almost crested its banks and the fields that flank it had turned into giant ponds. The river itself was a dark muddy orange color, filled with debris that it was rushing downstream away from where it was picked up. It was as if nature was being cleansed of trash and junk.

As I took in these sights I couldn't help but think of the way that we are cleansed from the pollution of sin in our lives. Psalm 51 is a beautiful passage of Scripture that describes in graphic detail the desperation that king David felt over the need to know God's forgiveness and cleansing from his sin. Consider these words from Psalm 51:1-2 & 7: "Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithful love; according to Your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. Wash away my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin...Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow."

Sin makes us dirty but the cross of Christ washes us clean. 1 John 1:9 reminds us that if we confess our sins then not only will God be faithful and just to forgive us of our sins but He will also cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Like a rush of water through our souls Jesus is willing and able to cleanse us from all our impurities and restore our relationship with our great God. What a beautiful picture that paints for us.


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