The Car Wash
Posted by Dion Todd July 25th, 2024 1,227 Views 27 Comments
Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash you, you have no part with me." Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you." For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, "You are not all clean." John 13:8-11 WEB.
After spending most of my Saturday detailing our car, it looked great. I washed, waxed, vacuumed, leather conditioned, and gave it the works inside and out. Then after a week of sitting there, even though it had not been driven, it started to become dirty again. A cat walked across the hood. Though it was white, it began to turn green with pollen. Soon the car needed washing again because that's the natural course. It's the path of least resistance.
So it is with us. We tend to lay our burdens and bondages down but slowly pick them back up again. Our "feet" get dirty once more. So be quick to repent of things you know you did wrong, or the enemy will use that as a foothold to mess with your life. He will gradually cause the sin to grow into bondage or a heavy burden again.
When we take our saddles off, the enemy will try and put them back on and take us out for a ride. God already knows about our sins, but it will do you good to get it off your chest. Sin is not a popular subject these days, but the Bible has a fair bit to say about it. And it is always bad.
"This is the message which we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in the darkness, we lie and don't tell the truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:5β8 WEB).
Religion without morality is just an illusion. Willful sin will always be a barrier to intimate fellowship with God, or satan and God would still be friends (Psalms 5:4; 66:18; Isaiah 59:1β2). What fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14).
Just as with our cars, it is not once clean, always clean. Peter wrote, "But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns to his own vomit again, and the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire." (2 Peter 2:22). Is your life different than it was before you met Jesus, or did you slowly return to the ways of the past?
In this scripture, the dog got rid of the bad things inside them but then returned to it. While the sow was clean on the outside but then returned to wallow in the mud. God underwrites a person's deliberate choice with: "As you wish." You can have it your way.
The good news is that nothing you have ever done can separate you from God when you repent. Jesus will wash us clean. Repentance means to turn away from it, to say that you are sorry, to try and not do it anymore. Keep a shortlist with the Lord, and the enemy will not be able to use it against you. Jesus will give us a fresh start if we only take a moment to ask.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I thank You for forgiveness, and I am sorry for what I have done wrong. Please wash me, and I will be clean. Deliver me, and I will be free. Guide me, and I will follow You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
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Liesel aka lisa Wardle commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
AMEN and AMEN, Pastor!!! So it is with me, I go to the Lord and l,ay all of my burdens down at His feet, and then especially when I'm exhausted and completely overwhelmed facing another difficulty or problem, and here I go again and pick them all up again, instead of adding this new problem and lay it down at His feet, resting and knowing that He will deal with each and everyone in His time!! Lord, please give me patience to wait on You, in the name of Jesus, AMEN!! π
Sherry Mccosh commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for forgiveness, and I am sorry for what I have done wrong. Please wash me, and I will be clean. Deliver me, and I will be free. Guide me, and I will follow You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! Thank you for todays message!!!
Donald Woodard commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Thank You for that word today. God Bless!
Yvette York commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
AMEN Good Morning Everyone π
Debi Burton commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for forgiveness, and I am sorry for what I have done wrong. Please wash me, and I will be clean. Deliver me, and I will be free. Guide me, and I will follow You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen! β€οΈπ€π»
Marisa Jackson commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Dear Father in Heaven, thank you for your most precious Son Jesus, who gave up his life to safe us and to be with You forever. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice and He laid down his life so that we would be free from sin. Without Jesus, we are NOTHING and I am greatful and thankful for He is loving, kind, compassionate, patient but most of all FORGIVING!! Thank you Jesus for YOUR ultimate sacrifice. In your precious name I pray, Amenππ!! Alleluia β€οΈβ€οΈ!! Amen ππβ€οΈ!!
Wanda Pennington commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Heavenly Father, I thank You for forgiveness, and I am sorry for what I have done wrong. Please wash me, and I will be clean. Deliver me, and I will be free. Guide me, and I will follow You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Theresa Bright commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Father thank you for your forgiveness when I fall short and confess my sins. I thank you in Jesus name. Amen
Scott Riegelmann commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Amen thank you Father for your forgiveness and love
Sylvia Todd commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Good morning, everyone, thankful for all of you! π
Lynn Brown commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
In Jesus name I pray this, Amen.
Mark Williams commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Guide me, and I will follow You. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!
Kevin J. Eck commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Father, cleanse me of all past and future sins. In the name of Jesus, Amen!
Gloria Nebarez commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Father Please wash me, and I will be clean. Deliver me, and I will be free. In Jesus name, Amen.
Schalk De beer commented on Dion Todd's blog post: The Car Wash
1 month ago
Yes, amen Lord, I pray this in Jesus's name.