When we are invited to do something, we have an opportunity to decide if we want to participate in it.
God gives is plenty of opportunities to connect with Him — from sunrises to Scripture to intercessions to giving thanks to worship to Baptism to Holy Communion and more.
Each and every day He calls us — by our name — and invites us to be with Him and to join Him in the work He is doing.
May our ears and hearts hear the invitations and accept the gifts He offers us!
Are you looking for a tangible way to feel refreshed, renewed, and reborn?
Take a shower!
But, not just any shower. Take a shower and remember your baptism.
God wants us to come just as we are!
— no need to clean up
God wants us to let Him wash away our sins!
— no need to clean up first
God wants us to trust that His work is enough
— there is nothing we add to His work
Think it over. How can a simple shower remind you of God’s work?
Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me!
Psalm 51:1-6
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
A thorough washing has an attention to detail. God knows our details. He is thorough.
What Good News that is!
When I am thoroughly washed, I feel differently. I act differently. Give me a day or two in bed with an illness or injury and unable to take a shower, it feels icky and I don’t like it. At all.
When you take your next shower or bath, think about how God washes you thoroughly. Let the waters remind you of your baptism. Don’t fall for the lie that you’ve done too much or gone too far to be forgiven. That is satan whispering, talking, shouting….he wants there to be a wedge between you and your Savior.
But God….
He loves you.
He has mercy for you.
He blots out your transgressions.
He wants to wash away those sins and iniquities.
Thoroughly.
So often Satan whispers lies like:
“God couldn’t possibly forgive you for doing that!” or
“God couldn’t possibly have use for you now that you have done [insert your sin here]!” or
“How many times do you think He is willing to forgive [insert repeated offense here]?”
Maybe you have heard those same lies or maybe you’ve heard others. There are days when I get in a rut and I forget that I’m forgiven. That might sound crazy but it can happen after a tough day or a restless night.
How do you recall the promises of God’s forgiveness and restoration?
Within the daily routine of our lives, we are always washing something. Take a moment to connect the wordly cleanliness you have set out to achieve and remember your Baptism! Let Him refresh and restore you with a reminder of His Grace! God wants you to remember His forgiveness and Satan would love for you to forget it. Don’t give Satan the edge!
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2 (read the whole Psalm!)
Thankful for His cleaning (though I don’t always like the scrubbing!!)
Liz
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