"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols." - Ezekiel 36:25
The Lord made this wonderful promise to His people when they were not yet cleansed. He did not expect them to be purified before accepting them as His own. He did not choose them because they were holy; He chose them to make them holy.
The Lord reveals to us our need for cleansing—something we would not recognize on our own. Once we realize our need, He makes it clear that we cannot cleanse ourselves. That is why He, in His grace, sprinkles clean water on us, and we are made clean. He cleanses us from all filthiness and all idols—not just a few.
The clean water represents His Word. He is the one who cleanses, and we are the ones being cleansed.
Holiness is the most desirable blessing, one for which I pray every day.
From my diary,
November 30, 2024
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