Cleansed

“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We all have experience is washing, most in washing clothes. If we have particularly filthy clothes we use pre-wash detergent and well as washing detergent to cleanse the clothes. When I was a small child I helped my Nan washing white bedsheets at her boarding house . There was no coloured sheets, just white. They were boiled in a copper, rinsed and rinsed again in Bluo, a blue additive to water to enhance the whiteness of fabric. They were then starched  and ironed.

I am grateful that my cleansing from sin is not so rigorous on me each time I sin. However, Jesus paid a huge penalty for me. His body was destroyed, He was nailed to a cross and died to be risen from the dead victorious. He was unable to escape such brutality, He tried, three times. Nonetheless, He obeyed the Father and went through this ritual for us.

Because Jesus was sinless, we can trust that His sacrifice was enough. I do not have to supplement anything to the price. It was and is enough. I am forever free. Amen!