Dish Washing 01-21-2026

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Today I did the dishes. No awards please, all I did was add a little soap and push a button on the dish washer. Later I’ll empty the washer of dishes, clean and ready to use. Which of course means they’ll get soiled again and I’ll need to “wash” them again and then again. If you’ve spent time in the Bible books of Leviticus and Numbers you’ve read of the many cleansing sacrifices for sin forgiveness. Sacrifices needed for cleansing again and again. If you’ve spent time in the Bible’s New Testament you’ve read of the ONE cleansing sacrifice for sin forgiveness: Jesus! And Jesus’ cleansing is so complete, those who are forgiven are vessels filled with the Holy Spirit to serve God. (Hebrews 9:14) How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!