Psalm 40:1-2

"I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." Psalm 40:1-2

Picture God sitting in his cosmic recliner. We approach our Father as children. Crying children petitioning Abba for attention. Why are we crying? Sin. The wrongs we have committed against God and against our brothers and sisters. It is bath time. A time of cleansing of our spirit is here. God is the only one capable of cleansing us of this self-induced taint.

The child(each of us) crys out to the LORD. The child begs for his attention. The Father inclines his head over the arm to look down upon our plight. (Our crys always reach his blessed ears. Thankfully so!!) Due to our sins, we feel and are in a horrible pit. It is a nasty pit that we have jumped into, full of miry clay. No escape on our own. We must be lifted up out of this mess. A child playing in the muck. The soul smeared and stuck in it's own darkness. But, a light is shining down into our pit. The loving hads of God will reach down into our personal hell, pull us out, and set us upon his lap.

BATH TIME! I see us standing in the Father's lap. A dirty little child staring shamefully down. Not wanting to look into the Father's eyes. The finger of God lifts our chin to look into those eyes so full of love that its like a raging ocean in his eyes. A warmth exudes and takes the sinful chill out of our bones. The light of his love banishes the darkness of sin. Our hearts melt inside of us at such compassion. Tears flow from the Father's eyes. Tears of blood, the blood of Jesus. God dabs at his eyes with a sponge and proceeds to wash us clean with the blood of Jesus. He gently scrubs the sin away with the only cleansing agent that is capable. Jesus' blood will clean us spotless. It is with loving care that God so washes us. The washing process establishes a foundation of resistance against the sin that got us in this predicament. God sets us upon his path. Direction is given to lead a more fruitful life.

Remember, God is Abba. He is our Father. We will be treated as his children. Do not be afraid to seek him for reconciliation. You will not be greeted by wrath, but by love. A loving relationship is what God desires. When we sin, we must not be afraid to cry out for God and beg for his grace. He will lovingly lift us up into his lap and cleanse us with the purest love the world has ever known!!

kenny