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DEVOTION
Cleansed by Christ
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:6-9
Shortly after we graduated from high school, a classmate of mine named Greg got a job selling high end vacuum cleaners. He needed to practice his in-house demonstration of the vacuum, so he begged the mother of another friend of mine to let him come over and rehearse the presentation. She was reluctant, but when he told her that he made money for every demonstration, and there was no pressure to buy anything, she agreed.
On the night of the demonstration, I was invited to join my friend and his mom for the big event. I couldn’t have cared less about the vacuum, but my friend’s mom was a fabulous cook and she made a dessert, so that was all the incentive I needed. Greg arrived and began to demonstrate the incredible cleaning power of a vacuum worth more than the car I was driving. When he was finished, Greg had done a thorough job of cleaning an area of her living room carpet. Of course, what he also did was suggest to a woman who took great pride in keeping a neat and tidy house that her carpet, and therefore her house was dirty.
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