A nice hot bath

How to really be refreshed

I remember a mission trip we went on to old Mexico in the middle of the summer and the temperatures were hot. 22 of us in two crowded vans and the air conditioning didn’t work. Sometimes we had water for bathing and sometimes we didn’t at the motel. At the mission site we had to use a outdoor outhouse. If you have never had the opportunity to use a outdoor outhouse you have missed something in life. When I finally got home the first thing I did was go into my bathroom and take a long hot shower. It felt so good and refreshing. When I got out of the shower I felt like a new person. That shower reminded me of something we face in life. It is such a great blessing, opportunity and privilege to have our sins forgiven. A person who does not take baths, wants to ride in a crowded hot van with people who are clean and sweet smelling, both have a problem. (1 John 1:7-10 and Acts 3:19) tells how we can get cleansed. Jesus Christ is the source of all cleansing, (2 Corinthians 7:1). We must be willing to come to Him repenting of our sins and calling up on Him to forgive us and be our Lord and Savior, (John 3:16, Titus 3:5, Proverbs 3:7 & 8, Matthew 8:2). See you in Church next Sunday. Brother J