Washed Away

My family and I are spending a few days at the beach. One of my favorite things to do is go stand near the edge of the water, dig my feet into the sand, and watch as the water comes up and washes the sand away. It's a complete cleansing; like my feet never touched the sand. In an instant, my feet are completely clean! It's such an amazing thing to watch. As I stood at the shore letting the waves sweep over my feet, I realized that Jesus does the same thing. We trudge through the sand of life for so long, and He calls us to the ocean of His love where He washes our sins away and makes us completely clean. In an instant of accepting His grace and unconditional love, we are made new. The "sand" in our life is completely washed away and we are free. I love to make visual connections to spiritual truths, and this one was particularly powerful. Have you been walking in the sand too long? Is it time for you to be clean? Run to His never-ending love that washes us clean and covers us like an ocean. "But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in life with each other. And the blood of His Son Jesus washes all our sins away." 1 John 1:7 (CEV)