Since my co-teacher asked her two pupils to clean some of the window panes and jalousies, I was lured to clean my little space in the faculty for it was too messy and eye-rritating as well (forgive the new term, lol). I just started cleaning the desk fan by wiping it with wet rag but of course I was not satisfied by just doing that! I began detaching each parts just like how my dad does and brought those parts to the sink and washed them with soap and water (needed to be detailed, haha). I gently cleaned them and to my surprise, I enjoyed seeing the dirt being washed away. Goodness, I think it was long before the last time I thoroughly cleaned a filthy thing. I enjoyed seeing the dust being dissolved by the power of water, soap, and sponge. And of course, that reminded me of something…
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
-Psalm 51:7
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Generous in love – God, give grace!
Huge in mercy – wipe out my bad record.
Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. (THE MESSAGE)
We are all filthy and futile. We deserve to be burned down like a fruitless vine, thrown away like tasteless salt, or withered like the fig tree. But because there’s someone who looked at us with such grace, carried us with gentleness and washed our filthiness with overflowing love – we were saved; from the inside out we were washed clean! We were broken, scattered but by His rich mercy we were mended and became whole. We’ve become empty-handed but He never left us nor forsaken us. He has redeemed us, letting us embrace a joyful life freely!
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.-Psalm 51:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
I can imagine God smiling while seeing us being baptized into his water of grace, as we submerge in His oceans of love, our guilt, sins and imperfections were sinking as well until they are no more. What a lovely sight it could have been to Jesus! And remembering those love-filled gestures of Christ would make us sing of His amazing love and grace forever. Can you see God now? I mean, can you see His eyes filled with love for me and you? Can you imagine how He laid His life down for us? He did it just to raise us broken so we could have eternal life!