”“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.“
Zechariah 13:1 CSB
What an image… sin washed away as easily as washing your hands. The picture is more surprising to the original audience than it is to us, because they were still required to slaughter an animal for their sin. That was a never ending process for God people before Jesus came!
For us it is more familiar because we only have to confess our sin to the Lord and trust that His work on the Cross will take care of it. That washes us clean, even faster than washing your hands. When we truly believe Jesus removes all sin that we have done in the past, nothing that we will do all at once…that is mind blowing and by the Spirit's power we should begin to sin less and less. The sin that we chose to commit should be less and less…and our intentional obedience should be increasing. We will also find ourselves delighted to say NO to previously attractive sin and choosing to obey happily. This is what it looks like to follow Jesus.
God, help me to trust You at every turn. Even when the path forward seems hard, help me to be confident that You actually want what is best for me.
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