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Tuesday,
August 26,
2025
"A
Lesson From
Wash Day"
Message summary: Let's make every day our "wash day" as we confess and renounce our sins. Let us invite the Holy Spirit to cleanse our hearts from all impurities.
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"All have
sinned and
come short of
the glory of
God" (Romans
3:23). "The
blood of Jesus
His Son
cleanses us
from all sin"
(I 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).
Yesterday
as
I transported
two Amish
school
teachers to
their homes
I spotted one
of the
interesting
distinctives
we enjoy
seeing here in
rural
Lancaster
County. Monday
is "wash day"
in many old
order homes
(Amish and
Mennonite),
though the
majority of
plain families
have large
families so
wash day can
be any day
with the
exception of
the Lord's
Day.
It's pretty
obvious when
they've washed
their clothes
since most of
them have a
long
clothesline
running
between their
home to a
distant pole
or perhaps
attached high
on the roof of
a barn. In our
lead photo
today it
appears to be
attached to a
Purple Martin
birdhouse
pole.
These long
clotheslines
often have
colorful
clothing,
though Amish
wear solid
colors rather
than prints.
I've yet to
see any
dresses or
shirts with a
printed design
among the
Amish. Some
plain
Mennonite
groups wear
print designs,
with men's
shirts almost
always being
plaids.
The
women and
children hang
the clothes
out to dry by
pulling the
long clothes
line through
the pulley on
each end. This
just wouldn't
work well in
the in the
city! I recall
my Mom having
a clothesline
between two
poles but at
ground level
like the one
in the photo.
Our neighbor
still has that
type and we
have a
makeshift line
ourselves for
sheets,
blankets, etc.
Passing these
long clothes
lines on wash
day reminds me
of a sober
reality, a
glorious
promise and a
personal
responsibility
in the
Scriptures.
The glorious promise is that God has provided a means of cleansing from sin. John assures us that "The blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).
Our personal responsibility is to confess and renounce our sin. "If we confess our sins". This is a fundamental aspect of our relationship with the holy God. The Bible says, "He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy" (Proverbs 28:13).
John
assures us
that "God
is faithful
and just"
in forgiving
us our sins.
What an
all-encompassing
assurance and
peace this
verse should
bring to our
hearts today.
"To forgive
us our sins
and to cleanse
us from all
unrighteousness."
Our greatest
need is
finding a
solution to
our sin
problem, yet
our "faithful
and just"
heavenly
Father has
already taken
care of that,
not just for
just a few
generations,
not for just
one nation,
nor does the
sacrifice He
paid for our
sins have an
expiration
date. His
sacrifice for
our sins was
once for all.
That really is
amazing,
all-encompassing
love!
Let's make
today and
every day our
"washday" as
we confess and
renounce our
sins. Let us
invite the
Holy Spirit to
cleanse our
hearts from
all
impurities.
All my hope is in Jesus
Thank God that yesterday's gone
All my sins are forgiven
And I've been washed by the blood
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, "If in
this life only
we have hope
in Christ, we
are of all men
most
miserable".*
Thankfully,
our hope
exceeds this
life where we
are simply
pilgrims
wandering
through this
world of sin.
Because You
are faithful
and just to
forgive us our
sins, when we
confess and
renounce them,
we are washed
anew and can
set our sights
on heaven
where sin no
longer exists;
where there is
no sickness,
toil or danger
and the
troubles of
this life will
no longer
occupy our
thoughts or
fill our days.
How thankful
we are for our
salvation and
eternal
inheritance
all because of
Jesus. Amen.
* 1 Corinthians 15:19
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Thank
You Jesus For
The Blood"
Watch
on YouTube
Charity Gayle
"All My Hope Is In Jesus" Watch on YouTube Shadow Mountain Community Church (This is where David Jeremiah is pastor and the church we attend when we're in San Diego.)
"Blessed
Assurance"
Watch
on YouTube
Walkers to
Heaven
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
O what a foretaste of glory divine
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood
"Trust In God" Watch on YouTube Aware Worship featuring Mark Gutierrez
Another colorful clothesline setting on a Mennonite farm.
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