"O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?" (Jeremiahs 4: 14)
When reading the Old Testament, every believer must bring every thought and supposition into captivity to Christ Jesus.
Because of His death on the Cross, He has given us Spirit (Romans 8: 15), who writes on our hearts and minds His laws (Hebrews 8: 10-12). We receive a new heart, a soft heart, a heart filled with Good News which declares to us righteousness, peace, and joy.
"Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you." (Ezekiel 36: 25)
First, God challenges the Israelites to cleanse themselves, and they cannot.
Then He promises to do it themselves.
It is very important to believe all that the prophets told.
We have been sprinkled from a guilty conscience because of Jesus' blood:
"Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." (Hebrews 10: 22)
Jesus Christ has washed our hearts. Let us rejoice in the Work that He has Finished (John 19: 30)
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