In Jesus’ ministry on earth, he cleaned or cleansed many people’s bodies and hearts. She saw herself as God saw her-fresh and clean. Most importantly, after her conversation with Jesus, she saw herself as someone worth loving because God loved her. Her image in the village changed from outcast to hero when she told other people about meeting Jesus. She changed from being a skeptical, rote follower of her religion to a fresh new believer knowing Jesus as God’s Messiah. Instead of drawing water from the well, she drew “living water” from a different, spiritual source. This woman’s spirit was cleansed in her encounter with Jesus. She drops her pot and runs to tell others in her village the good news of living water flowing from Jesus, the Messiah. She has a long conversation with Jesus and no longer needs water from the well. Her personal life was also messy, with five husbands and in a relationship with a sixth man. She wanted to clean up her home, get rid of grime on walls and floors. She was drawing drinking water, no doubt, but I like to think some of her water was drawn for cleaning. “Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.I think of the woman at the well. God has so much for you and your future, but it starts and ends with the Presence of God in your life. Purify your heart by simply offering it fully to God with no reservation. It’s time to cleanse your hands in the blood of Jesus. So many are adrift and need to get back into church and into His Spirit. The most dangerous time for the church will be when the restrictions are lifted. You can’t climb that holy hill with filthy hands and an impure heart.Ĭommit to being back in church again. Even the language you use, if it is filled with profanity, it needs to be cleansed. Some of you have picked up some things during this pandemic that are more deadly than COVID-19 because it is infecting your spirit and you have to get clean again. Ask God to cleanse your hands and your spirit. We can’t keep dirty hands and dirty hearts and expect the Presence of God to be a part of your life. The music you listen to needs to be examined BEFORE it is allowed to enter your mind and so do the words of others. Put to death the members of your body.ġ0. You are asking for the Presence of God, but He will not touch dirty hands.ĩ. Clean your hands and purify your heart, and God’s presence will come. Cleanse your hands and purify your hearts.Ĩ. As you return from the pandemic restrictions, don’t come with your gift of service to the Lord with dirty hands. Anyone who is going to serve God must wash their hands before returning to service. Don’t take the presence of God for granted.ħ. Make sure you prepare yourself to touch the presence of God. You need a revival of clean hands and a clean heart.Ħ. Dirty hands cannot handle the holiness and power of God. Ask God to cleanse your hands and your spirit.ĥ. God is a holy God, and we must stay clean and purify our hearts as we enter the presence of God. We all picked up some filth during the pandemic and we must repent and clean our hands AND our heart.Ĥ. Have they crucified someone? Social media has heightened criticism and exposed ugly hearts.ģ. Clean hands without a pure heart will still crucify people. Repentance is paramount to the Christian experience.Ģ. If you will let Him, God will wash your heart. The pandemic has caused us to really examine how much of God is in our lives and our homes when we do not have church. We need to wash our hands in public, but we need to clean our heart privately. We are going through an international pandemic and clean hands are an absolute must to help us steer clear of COVID-19. Don’t touch holy things without clean hands. When we're in the presence of God, there should be rejoicing! What an amazing gift it is to be in His presence. But your hands must be clean and your heart pure. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Come near to God and he will come near to you.

Scripture clean hands and a pure heart