What can wash me white as snow?…

August 13th, 2008 Tim Posted in SevenLakes Info |

(Nancy) Sometimes I let my temper rise and spill rotten stuff out of my mouth. I did so last night. I immediately realized that what I’d said (and how I said it) was wrong. I’d like to say that I immediately apologized and asked for forgiveness but I didn’t. But this morning I did.

My previous modus operandi was: sin, feel guilty, withdraw, walk on eggshells, play nice… and start the whole cycle over again.

I’ve gotta say, I much prefer confession (I really messed up and I’m sorry), forgiveness (of God and others) and repentance (turning to walk a different way, by God’s grace) to the eggshell trip.

“When I admonish you to confession, I am admonishing you to be a Christian.” (Martin Luther)

“Christians should be the most brutally honest people on the planet.” “If my righteousness is from Jesus and not me, I don’t lose anything [good] when I repent.”

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. (Psalm 51:7, NIV)

Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:22, NIV)