Wiped Clean

Bible Reading: Colossians 2:9-15
Author: Raymond N.Hawkins (Tasmania, Australia)
Sunday 26 April 2026 © The Upper Room.
Offensive words—big, stark, and depressing—had been scrawled on the wall of the building. 

Then someone came along with a can of paint and painted over the words. The result was a clean, attractive wall.

I had inscribed across my life words, behaviour and attitudes that were offensive to God. They often appeared in my mind, especially when I began to seek him. How could he, who is righteous, accept me with all the moral and spiritual graffiti polluting my life?

Then I heard about Jesus Christ and the cross. 

Jesus saw the slate of my failures and offences and paid the penalty for them. He not only forgave my sins, but also wiped my heart clean. 

By faith in Christ as my Lord and Saviour, I have a new beginning, a new destiny. 

Calvary is the sign of sin’s defeat. Before the Lord, we are clean.

Prayer: Thank you, dear God, for cleansing my life through the cross of Jesus Christ. May our lives be pleasing in your sight, according to your word and the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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