Ephesians 1:7-10
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished
on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us
the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he
purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their
fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
I’d put off cleaning the bathroom.
Confession—I don’t like to clean. Oh, I love the
results, a shiny sink, sparkling toilet, and glistening shower, but I need
motivation to make it happen.
After I gave Rosie May a bath, and I got as wet as she did, I
scrubbed the shower, shined the mirror and overall cleaned the bathroom. We
have a beautiful crocheted rug, in a hue of rainbow colors, a friend made for me.
I tossed that one and the shower mat in the washer. After everything sparkled,
I laid the rugs on the floor. The difference between the dirty rug I washed and
the clean rug I pulled out of the dryer was remarkable. The colors shone and
brightened the room.
At times in my life, my heart resembled the dirty rug. Muted
colors replaced vibrancy. Like the dirt, sin darkened my joy and sucked the
life out of me. Then Jesus took my sin, my filth, the garbage in my life, and
washed it all away. He carried sin to the cross and died with it there, but the
beautiful thing is, He rose on the third day and with open arms offers a way
out of negativity, addiction, sorrow, suffering, mistakes—you get the idea. In Jesus,
there is hope. Through Jesus, God wants to lavish His grace on us. His grace
cleanses the soul and restores vibrancy with joy and hope.
I’m thankful Jesus loves me more than I understand.
Seek Jesus and ask Him to cleanse your soul.
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