No Dirty Laundry
Friday December 29, 2017
One day while the prophet Isaiah was praying, he saw a vision of God sitting on his throne in heaven. In the brightness of God's purity, Isaiah saw his own sinfulness and the wrong doing of others around him. The perfection and holiness and beauty of God illuminated Isaiah's view of everything, including himself. Isaiah's first response was one of hopelessness and doom because he saw the darkness and filth of his sin.
I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty. (Isaiah 6:5 NIV)
As we come out of addiction into recovery, some of us are afraid to approach God because of our “dirty laundry.” God is kind. He doesn’t use shame to humiliate us. He has no desire to demean us. God has always been aware of the sin we are only now becoming aware of as we wake up in recovery. In His great kindness He has provided Jesus, the solution to our sin and shame. This is what we celebrate during the Christmas season.
We can't wash ourselves clean enough to come before God. On our own we can't do anything about the ugliness of our attitude, words and actions. God washes us clean when we turn from our sin and accept Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. God not only forgives us, He empowers us to live well and then sends us out as messengers of hope among others who are struggling just like we were.
We can't wash ourselves clean enough to come before God. On our own we can't do anything about the ugliness of our attitude, words and actions. God washes us clean when we turn from our sin and accept Jesus as our Saviour and Lord. God not only forgives us, He empowers us to live well and then sends us out as messengers of hope among others who are struggling just like we were.
Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! (Matthew 5:16, Romans 10:15 NIV)
Let’s put on the clean clothes God is providing us and joyfully offer dignity and hope to others by sharing the good news. God forgives. God heals. God restores us to fullness of life.
Prayer: Thank you God for cleaning up my dirty laundry. Help me to live this beautiful new life as Your messenger of hope to others. Amen
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