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Tuesday,
January 9, 2024
"Spiritual
Dialysis"
Message
summary:
Let us all
come to the
Father and
confess our
sins before
Him today.
Through the
atoning blood
of His Son
Jesus He will
be faithful
and just to
forgive us our
sins, and to
cleanse us
from all
unrighteousness.
Hallelujah,
what a Savior!
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“The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
“The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
The last year of his life my dad was on kidney dialysis. I recall going with him to the dialysis center and as I observed the procedure I asked the technician questions while he was dialyzed. At that time the process took about four hours and even with all the high tech machinery it does a rather primitive job compared to the two little organs (our kidneys) that I doubt many of us rarely, if ever, thank God for.
Many
years ago
Brooksyne had
a volunteer
role with the
Red Cross in
which she
transported
kidney
dialysis
patients from
the town where
we lived in
northern
Pennsylvania
to the nearest
dialysis
center some 32
miles away.
However I
doubt I ever
really
considered
this process,
although we’ve
had folks in
our churches
that were
either on
dialysis or
had family who
were. You have
a lesser
interest in
such things
when you're
young and
healthy.
The process, which is repeated every two to three days attempts to do the work that our kidneys do constantly without any thoughtful input on our part twenty-four hours a day, every day (autonomic regulation). The kidneys not only remove waste products, but also maintain a constant balance in the various chemicals in our bloodstream. This is vital to our well being. A bit too much or too little of a certain chemical can wreak havoc. Accumulated poisons rapidly weaken and destroy.
Sin has the very same affect in our lives and our daily verses are among the great promises in the Bible that Brooksyne and I memorized early in our marriage.
“The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). Christ's perfect, precious blood shed once for all time on the Cross almost 2000 years ago, provides perfect propitiation to the Father (He is eternally satisfied with Christ's sacrifice for sin) and complete, eternal redemption through the New Covenant in His blood, also referred to as "the blood of the eternal covenant." (From Precept Austin commentary)
The process, which is repeated every two to three days attempts to do the work that our kidneys do constantly without any thoughtful input on our part twenty-four hours a day, every day (autonomic regulation). The kidneys not only remove waste products, but also maintain a constant balance in the various chemicals in our bloodstream. This is vital to our well being. A bit too much or too little of a certain chemical can wreak havoc. Accumulated poisons rapidly weaken and destroy.
Sin has the very same affect in our lives and our daily verses are among the great promises in the Bible that Brooksyne and I memorized early in our marriage.
“The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). Christ's perfect, precious blood shed once for all time on the Cross almost 2000 years ago, provides perfect propitiation to the Father (He is eternally satisfied with Christ's sacrifice for sin) and complete, eternal redemption through the New Covenant in His blood, also referred to as "the blood of the eternal covenant." (From Precept Austin commentary)
"If
we confess our
sins".
Confess means
to come to
agreement and
acknowledgment
concerning our
sin problem,
both generally
and
specifically.
An old
definition of
sin states "Sin
is any want of
conformity
unto, or
transgression
of, the law of
God"
(Shorter
Westminster
Catechism).
This standard
clearly
reveals the
reality that “All
have sinned
and fall short
of the glory
of God”
(Romans 3:23).
"He is faithful and just" This is a promise based on God’s immutable character: His attributes of faithfulness and justice.
“To forgive us our sins" Our greatest need in spiritual restoration is forgiveness of sins. God faithfully and justly forgives!
“And to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". An old hymn has a stanza that describes the effects of sin and the results of Christ’s atonement: “Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.” Rejoice today at the totality of this cleansing in the phrase, "all unrighteousness".
Our confession of sin is analogous to a spiritual dialysis. Even as in a healthy body the kidneys function constantly to cleanse, so spiritually our regular confession of sin cleanses us of all unrighteousness. I like that little word “all.” It speaks of the complete efficacy of the spiritual dialysis ordained by God.
Let us all come to the Father and confess our sins before Him today. Through the atoning blood of His Son Jesus He will be faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Hallelujah, what a Savior!
"He is faithful and just" This is a promise based on God’s immutable character: His attributes of faithfulness and justice.
“To forgive us our sins" Our greatest need in spiritual restoration is forgiveness of sins. God faithfully and justly forgives!
“And to cleanse us from all unrighteousness". An old hymn has a stanza that describes the effects of sin and the results of Christ’s atonement: “Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.” Rejoice today at the totality of this cleansing in the phrase, "all unrighteousness".
Our confession of sin is analogous to a spiritual dialysis. Even as in a healthy body the kidneys function constantly to cleanse, so spiritually our regular confession of sin cleanses us of all unrighteousness. I like that little word “all.” It speaks of the complete efficacy of the spiritual dialysis ordained by God.
Let us all come to the Father and confess our sins before Him today. Through the atoning blood of His Son Jesus He will be faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Hallelujah, what a Savior!
Be
encouraged
today,
Hebrews
3:13
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, in
exchange for
our filthy
rags You
clothe us with
a garment of
praise. Our
sins of
crimson are
lifted as we
are washed
white as snow.
While we were
yet sinners
and powerless
Jesus died for
us, the Godly
for the
ungodly, and
we are now
covered by His
cleansing,
atoning blood,
destined to
reside with
Him forever in
heaven.
Words are
totally
inadequate to
express our
thanks but we
dedicate our
lives to that
purpose. Ours
is a deep,
eternal
gratitude to
You for Your
matchless
mercy and
unending grace
lavished on
us.
Amen.A bit of humor: Upon leaving the hospital a nurse encouraged me to fill out a form about the care we received at the hospital which was excellent as it has been over the years. She said, “You don’t have to put your name on the form. You can turn it in as unanimous”. I chuckled quietly inside as it was the first time I’d heard anyone mistake the word “unanimous” for “anonymous”. It also reminded me of how easy it is to make a mistake in our writings. Thanks to you who bear with us and likely have a chuckle now and then when you see our errors. And if you want to you can even laugh out loud since the writer and editor won’t even hear you!
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the Blood"
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