"Who can say, 'I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin'?"
Proverbs 20:9
I remember Sister Howard in Jasper. She was a precious lady but she stank because she did not take many baths (her bathtub was full of junk) and did not wash her clothes. Instead, she put on perfume to cover her BO. There is a difference between being covered and being cleansed. No matter how hard I try to cover the smell of sin with my good works, I am still dirty and still stink in God's sight. Only God can truly cleanse me. If I confess my sins, He is faithful to cleanse me from the dirt of sin (I John 1:9). So I cry out with King David, "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin" (Psalm 51:2).
Today's Thought: Only God can truly cleanse a person from the dirt and smell of sin.
Have a cleansed day. Love you.
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