Today’s Scripture: Zechariah 12-14
In him we have redemption through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will. – Ephesians 1:7 (paraphrase mine)
The next time you go to the grocery store, take a look at all the cleaning products that claim to make even the most stubborn stains disappear. But for the most difficult stain known to man, the stain of sin, there is only one remedy.
In Zechariah 13:1, we read: “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.”
When I read that verse, I always think of Dr. Robert “Dick” Wilson of Princeton Seminary. As the story goes, a student asked, “Dr. Wilson, what is the most profound thought to ever enter your mind?” Without hesitation, Dr. Wilson quoted the words of an old gospel hymn: “There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Immanuel’s veins; and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.”
This fountain will never lose its power to cleanse people like us from sin. When Jesus died on the cross, He shed His blood that we might receive the gift of eternal life, if we turn to Him in repentance and belief.
And what does it mean to believe? According to the apostle John, it means to open the door of your heart to Christ and welcome Him as your Savior and Lord. To be cleansed from sin is to be free from guilt and free to live a new life of power. Christ Himself is the fountain where you can lose all your guilty stains.
Prayer
Lord, I can never thank You enough for Your shed blood that cleansed me from my sin and gave me a completely new life, now and forever. Amen.
To Ponder
How would you explain to a nonbeliever the meaning of the terms repentance, belief, and salvation?
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