WASHING

JEREMIAH 4:14 (CEV)
But Jerusalem, there is still time
for you to be saved.
Wash the evil from your hearts
and stop making sinful plans.

LUKE 3:8 (CEV)
Do something to show that you really have given up your sins.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Genuine faith always involves turning away from the things which are contrary to God and toward him and the things which are important to him.

PRAYER
Thank you, God, for the forgiveness which was established through your Son Christ Jesus. I welcome him into my life -- yet, I confess that I struggle to give up some of the attitudes and behaviors which are more closely aligned with the old pre-Jesus way of life. Guide me through the process of washing those things from my life. I want his presence in my life to be obvious. Amen.