Devotionals

Clean or Unclean?

by PamFord Davis 
05/30/24
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‘Unclean!’

Lepers once cried out words of warning. They were outcasts in society; unapproachable and unclean.

My husband and I are frequently on the road for business and recreation. We make regular stops to stretch our legs and use restrooms. I’m no health inspector but I have one word for many of those restrooms.

‘Unclean!’

How gross.

God is looking at my heart; is it clean or unclean?

“Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.
Wash me thoroughly from my guilt
And cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.
Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak
And blameless when You judge.

Behold, I was brought forth in guilt,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in secret You will make wisdom known to me.
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
Cleanse me, and I will be whiter than snow (Psalm 51:1-7 NASB).”

The Lord offers forgiveness and cleansing.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous, so that He will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9 NASB).”