Daily Devotional
You Can Be Perfectly Clean
“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
November 21, 2023
Ponder This
I used to pastor in Fellsmere, Florida. There’s a sugar mill there, and I would go witness to the men at the sugar mill. They had a big garage there where they fixed the tractors and other equipment. One of the members of my church ran that big garage machine shop. His shop was not what you would expect. The floors were clean and slick. There was no trash, nothing just laying around. There was no grease. Everything was clean. The tools were all put up in a certain place.
I looked at that place, and I stood in awe of how clean it was because it was a machine shop. Then I noticed something unusual. That man had painted every corner of that machine shop snow white. I asked him about it. I said, “Why are the corners white?” He said, “I found out that if you keep the corners white, you can keep the rest of the shop clean.” He wouldn’t allow anybody to put anything in a corner. Keep the corners of your mind clean. Don’t just try to clean up the main part. Keep it all perfectly clean. Let God make you perfectly clean.
The question is, do you long to be perfectly clean? Would you like to say there is nothing between your soul and the Savior? That is the starting point.
- Have you allowed Christ to “clean the corners” of your heart? Why or why not?
- What is a corner in your life God wants to clean?
Practice This
Have a time of reflection, confession, and repentance, considering what areas of your heart need to be cleaned by Christ.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
