There is a war that rages within me and grows fiercer every day. I have said that the longer I go the more I see my sins and are disgusted by them and the more I see and appreciate His mercy and grace. We are not to worship our sins nor do we dwell on what God does no longer see but daily we bring our convictions to Christ and grow in the grace He provides. I pray that we may humble ourselves and come as a bathed sinner washed daily in His word.
Extra Credit: On my other site Gleaning of Grace I do just that. I post any devotions I come across that bless me and glorify God. I found this one on another blog Godward Thoughts from an old favorite Charles Spurgeon that fit today’s discussion entitled Mighty Breaker
Jhn 13:8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
Jhn 13:9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.
Jhn 13:10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.
- Why the addition of (But not all) in vs 10?
He that is washed, that is the person chosen of God, washed from head to foot in the blood of the Lamb, regenerated by the Spirit, called by faith in Christ, remains clean and needs ever to be washed again. By the single perfect sacrifice Christ has cleansed, satisfied, perfected, and completed redemption of all whom He died for. They are cleansed every whit. Completely within and without for eternity. To add to or try, with our efforts, to wash again the head or heart of any only defiles the water or grace Christ would use. But there is a cleansing this believer still needs. NOT for redemption but so that their communion may not be hindered. Even though Gods elect are not of the world we are in the world. Our daily contact with dust and defilement of the flesh we must repent of daily and wash away this filth. Washing it not by our hands but in prayer and bathing in His word. Unless we bring this to Christ so that He may wash our feet, the settlement of this world will build up and will hinder our walk. Who among us can go a single day without sin and stains upon our feet? Submit yourselves in prayer daily and without ceasing that He may wash your feet.
The underlying imagery is of a man returning from the public baths to the house. His feet would acquire defilement and require cleansing but not his body. So the believer is cleansed from all sin once for all (Heb 10:1-12). But needs throughout his earthly life to bring his daily sins to the Father in confession, so that he may abide in unbroken fellowship (I John 1:1-10) (C.I. Scofield)
