Wash Me! 洗净我！
Dexu Xia
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7
“Wash me!” Though those words weren’t written on my vehicle, they could have been. So, off to the car wash I went, and so did other drivers who wanted relief from the grimy leftovers from salted roads following a recent snowfall. The lines were long, and the service was slow. But it was worth the wait. I left with a clean vehicle and, for compensation for service delay, the car wash was free of charge!
Getting cleaned at someone else’s expense—that’s the gospel of Jesus Christ. God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, has provided forgiveness for our sins. Who among us hasn’t felt the need “to bathe” when the “dirt and grime” of life have clung to us? When we’re stained by selfish thoughts or actions that harm ourselves or others and rob us of peace with God? Psalm 51 is the cry of David when temptation had triumphed in his life. When confronted by a spiritual mentor about his sin (see 2 Samuel 12), he prayed a “Wash me!” prayer: “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow” (v. 7). Feeling dirty and guilty? Make your way to Jesus and remember these words: ”If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
By: Arthur Jackson
What does it mean for you to cry out to God, “Wash me”? What’s keeping you from asking for His free forgiveness and cleansing through Jesus now?
God of heaven, You see every stain in my life that needs to be dealt with. Wash me, forgive me, and help me to honor You.
求祢洗净我，我就比雪更白。—诗篇51篇7节，新译本
“洗净我！”这些字眼并没有写在我的车上，但就算有也不奇怪。因为前一阵子下了一场大雪，马路上都撒了盐，车子驶过撒了盐的路面都沾满泥泞。于是，我将车子开去洗车场，到了那里才赫然发现，有许多车主都想要洗车。排队洗车的队伍很长，而服务却很慢，但这等待是值得的。最后，我开着洁净光亮的车子离开，而且洗车场为了补偿服务的延误，洗车费用全免！
有人付代价使我得洁净，这就是耶稣基督的福音。上帝藉着耶稣的死与复活，让我们的罪可以得到赦免。当我们的生命沾满了肮脏和污秽的时候，当我们损人不利己的自私想法或行为玷污了我们，破坏了我们与上帝的关系时，有谁不想得到洁净呢？诗篇51篇就是大卫祈求得洁净的祷告。大卫犯了奸淫、杀人夺妻之后，先知拿单当面指出他的罪（参阅撒母耳记下12章）。过后，大卫向上帝认罪求洁净，他祷告说：“求祢用牛膝草洁净我，我就干净；求祢洗净我，我就比雪更白”（7节，新译本）。你感到自己满身罪污吗？只管来到耶稣面前，并且记住这节经文：“我们若认自己的罪，上帝是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。”（约翰一书1章9节）
作者： 简恩德
对你而言，向上帝呼求“洗净我”有何意义？
现在有什么拦阻你，
透过耶稣向上帝求赦免与洁净？
上帝啊，祢看见我生命中每一个需要对付的污迹。
求祢洗净我，赦免我，帮助我能尊崇、荣耀祢