God's Glory Church

“Blessed… to whom sin is forgiven.” — Psalm 31:1

Jose, a young believer in Jesus, visited his brother’s church. When he entered the worship hall, his brother gave him a disapproving look. Jose wore a t-shirt and tattoos were visible on both of his arms. His brother told him to go home and change into a long-sleeved shirt, as many of the tattoos reflected his past. Jose suddenly felt dirty. However, another man overheard the brothers’ conversation, who brought Jose to the pastor and told him what had happened. The pastor smiled and unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a large tattoo on his chest that was left over from his past. The pastor assured Jose that he did not need to hide his hands because God had cleansed him from the inside.

David felt the joy of God’s cleansing. Confessing his sin to Him, the king wrote: “Blessed is he to whom a crime is given, to whom sin is covered” (Ps. 31:1). Now he could “sing with joy” with the “heartfelt” (v. 11). Subsequently, the apostle Paul in Romans 4:7-8 quoted a passage from Psalm 31:1-2, where it is said that faith in Jesus leads to salvation and to our purity before Him (see Rom. 4:23-25).

Our purity in Jesus is more than a clean skin, for He knows and cleanses our hearts (1 Sam. 16:7; 1 John 1:9). Let us rejoice in His cleansing today.

What past sins have you been trying to deal with? What does it mean to be changed and cleansed by faith in Jesus?

Lord Jesus, thank you for forgiving my sins and making me clean.

By Our Daily Bread Ministries