“And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”
We have a lot of things in our experiences that are far from the will of God. These are both in what we have done and also in what was done to us by others. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of His Spirit have washed us and made us righteous and acceptable to God.
The Message Bible says: “A number of you know from experience what I’m talking about, for not so long ago you were on that list. Since then, you’ve been cleaned up and given a fresh start by Jesus, our Master, our Messiah, and by our God present in us, the Spirit.”
We are like fish. We don’t catch ourselves and we certainly don’t clean ourselves up. Jesus is the great fisher of men and He is the one who has found us and He, by His Spirit, is making our lives worth living to the max.
I was lost but Jesus found me and has washed me and set me apart for His use.
- Reading Plan A: John 16:16-33
- Reading Plan B: Psalms 54-55
- Reading Plan C: 2 Chron. 23-25; John 16:16-33
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.