No Dirty Laundry
Tuesday December 17, 2019
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 sinfulness of those around him. The perfection and beauty of God brought clarity to Isaiah's view of everything around him. Isaiah's first response was one of hopelessness and doom because he saw the darkness and filth of his own 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". We become aware of our sin and feel embarrassed and ashamed. God is merciful and kind. He has no desire to shame or demean us. God has always been aware of our sin and His love and compassion for us was so great that He sent Jesus into the world to free us from it. This is the reason we celebrate Christmas.
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. He 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 10:15b NIV)
Let's put on the clean clothes God has provided for us and joyfully offer hope to others by sharing the good news about Jesus with them. God forgives. God heals. God restores us to fullness of life.
Let's put on the clean clothes God has provided for us and joyfully offer hope to others by sharing the good news about Jesus with them. 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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