Clean

[The Father] prunes (literal translation: “cleans”) every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit.

You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. (John 15:2-3)

As I thought on those words this morning, it occurred to me that Jesus said very similar words in John 13.

One who has bathed…doesn’t need to wash anything except his feet, but he is completely clean. You are clean… (John 13:10)

Those words were encouraging to me. Jesus impressed those words on my heart today.

“Because you have believed my words, because you have believed in me, you are already clean in my sight. You are already accepted by the Father.”

There are still sins that dirty my spiritual feet as I walk through this life.

Recently God has been showing me some attitudes that I have toward people that are keeping me from being fruitful as I should be.

But he doesn’t give up on me.

Rather, with great patience, love, and grace, he washes me. He prunes me so that I can be more fruitful.

And he does the same for you.

When you look the spiritual mirror of God’s Word, you might see the same kinds of things I see: sin or other things blocking your fruitfulness.

But remember that God looks at you and says, “You are already clean.”