Today is Transformation Tips Tuesday so I chose these pictures of a transformation I made possible. These pics are of my gas stove. As you can see on the top picture, something had spilled and caused a mess. The stove was dirty and ugly looking. The bottom picture is after I cleaned it and it looked like new again. Jesus Christ does the same for you and I.

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out 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, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭1:5-10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We all sin and fall short. We must confess our sins and allow Jesus to cleanse us through His sacrifice for us. Just like my stove will get dirty again, so will we fall short again. Prayerfully, as we are cleansed, we will learn and grow so that we don’t commit the same sin over and over.

As you go about your day today, notice things around you that have been cleansed or transformed. Let these things be reminders of how simple it is to begin to be transformed by Jesus. All we must do is confess our sins and ask for forgiveness. Throughout your day let the act of cleaning remind you and give God thanks for the cleansing blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ.