(Irishcast) Forgiveness In Christ (2 Sam 24 V10 1 John 1v9)(Repentance)
During the Last Supper, Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and he taught them that love means absolution. In our image today we have a sponge. A sponge absorbs messes. A sponge cleans up our skin. Both of these meanings apply to absolution. In absolution, we are cleansed of what has made us feel dirty. Our guilt is forgiven. Our resentment is removed. But for the power of this act to impact us, the dirty mess has to go somewhere. It goes into God. Jesus absorbs our dirt into Himself. He is the One whose word of absolution absorbs what He forgives into Himself. King David was forgiven. He was cleansed. His sin no longer was sticking to his body and stinking up his life. Instead his filthy actions were now sticking to God. If God can forgive someone as bad as King David was, there is hope for you and for me. Jesus absolves you. Your sin is now absorbed into His body. He carried it into the grave. It is gone. You are pure. You are clean. Jesus has become all your dirtiness. In exchange, Jesus has given you all his cleanness. You are clean. You are pure. You can rest in all God does for you and enjoy His sponge bath that makes you clean.
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