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The Car Wash

  • Jesus answered him, 'If I don't wash you, you have no part with me.' Simon Peter said to him, 'Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!' Jesus said to him, 'Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you.' For he knew him who would betray him, therefore he said, 'You are not all clean.' John 13:8 WEB

    After spending most of my Saturday detailing our car, it looked great. I washed, waxed, leather conditioned, and gave it the works inside and out. Then after a week of sitting there, even though it had not been driven, it started to become dirty again. A cat walked across the hood, it turned green with pollen. It needed washing again because that is the natural course.

    So it is with us, we lay our burdens and bondages down and then slowly pick them back up. Our 'feet' get dirty again. Be quick to repent of things that you know you did wrong or the enemy will use that as a foot hold and cause it to grow into bondage or a heavy burden once again. God already knows it, but it will do you good to get it off your chest. Sin is not a popular subject these days, but the Bible has a lot to teach about it, and it is always bad.

    'This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don't tell 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 Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us' (1 John 1:5'8).

    Religion without morality is just an illusion. Willful sin will be always a barrier to fellowship with God, or satan and God would still be friends (Ps. 5:4; 66:18; Isa. 59:1'2). What fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Cor. 6:14).

    Just as the car, it is not once clean, always clean. Peter wrote 'But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, The dog turns to his own vomit again, and 'the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire' (2 Peter 2:22). Is your life different than it was before you met Jesus?

    In this scripture the dog got rid of the bad things inside of them, but then went back to it. The sow got rid of the bad things on the outside, but then returned to wallow in the mud. God underwrites a person's deliberate choice with 'As you wish.'

    The good news is that nothing that you have ever done can separate you from God when you repent of it. It allows Jesus to wash us clean. Repentance means to turn away from it, to say that you are sorry, to try and not do it any more. Keep a short list with the Lord and the enemy will not be able to use it against you.

    Prayer: Father I thank You for forgiveness and I am sorry for the things that I have done wrong. Wash me and I will be clean, deliver me and I will be free. Guide me and I will follow, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

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Mark Duell
Mark Duell Amen. May you and yours be blessed this weekend Pastor Todd.
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Deleted Member Amen
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Eddie Marrero
Eddie Marrero This message is strong, it stopped me on my tracks this morning, its 5.53 am and what a way to start my day.  May God continue to Bless you Pastor Todd, Thank you for the daily word. 
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Deleted Member Amen, an amazing message. God bless you Pastor Dion for listening to the voice of God to give us just what we all needed to hear today. 
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Mari Kaufmann
Mari Kaufmann Amen
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David and Dianna Wyles
David and Dianna Wyles Amen! Thank you:) Pastor's Prayer: Father I thank You for forgiveness and I am sorry for the things that I have done wrong. Wash me and I will be clean, deliver me and I will be free. Guide me and I will follow, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
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Deleted Member Amen and Amen.
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Cathy Webb
Cathy Webb I'm so thankful God is in the washing business! Praise to Him!
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Deleted Member Amen, I like that, Cathy, (God is in the washing business.) I'll have to remember that one. Love and blessings.
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Dana Rozell
Dana Rozell Amen!
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Barbara Miramon
Barbara Miramon Why doesn't Satan repent to God for his wrong doing?   Can you imagine our world like this? Without the daily confusion, bitterness, and temptation?
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Deleted Member That would be awesome if satan could return to Jesus and live for Him, but in his case, satan has just gone too far, he has gone beyond forgiveness, because in his mind, he is god and no one or nothing is greater than him now or will ever be, he has no sorrow for what he has done and he never will. But it would have been an awesome place to live without satan having destroyed his life and tries to destroys so many lives everyday. We just have to keep praying for those out there that satan has entangled in his world and ask Jesus to help them, to let them see that they need Jesus more than the world and that if they accept Jesus as their Savior, then satan has to flee and no longer can bring them to his level of destruction. Because satan is a destructive being for anyone if they allow him in their lives, but we can pray everyday for all lost souls, believing for them to come to know Jesus as their Savior.  God bless you and have a blessed weeked. Keep on keeping on for Jesus because He loves us so much.
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen. Satan already made his shoice, wanting to be like God. God does not make us love him, I love that He gives us a choice.
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Shalita Whiteside
Shalita Whiteside amen..Thank you for cleanse me of my sins and forgiving me lord..Not matter what i done ur love never stop ..  
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt Amen.  
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Joan Joseph
Joan Joseph Thank you Lord for loving us, To God be the Glory Forever, Amen.
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Penelope Rhome
Penelope Rhome amen
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Kath Paro
Kath Paro Dion~ This is a powerful message.  I cannot really connect with it this morning.  I am dealing with an issue with my husband,  I am trying to figure out if I have followed God's will or Kath's will.  We have a situation where Steve is quite upset and I can't identify my feelings yet.  I am very wrapped up in my own thinking that I don't know if I am letting God in or not or if I'm letting satan have free rein in my head.  It will get straightened out now that I've shared it.  Blessings to you Dion.
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt I will pray for you, Kath. God will let you know what He wants you to do.
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Deleted Member Amen, prayers going up for you.
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Carol Pady
Carol Pady Kath sometimes when I am not sure if I have caused an offense, by something I said or did, I simply ask with love is there something I did that offended you? If so than please forgive me , that was not my intention. Sometimes it is simply because it convicted that person and sometimes I did unintentionally offend. It is always best to speak with love for a soft answer turns away wrath. I will pray all is resolved. God bless you Kath.
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Deleted Member Yes, Amen, I will be praying for you, please always know you have many that love and care for you and we want God's perfect will to be in your life. Love and blessings and prayers.
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Deleted Member Praying for you my precious friend, I will pray that Jesus will give you divine direction in knowing His perfect will in this situaiton. Love and blessings to you my precious friend. Have a blessed weekend.
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Cheryl Hepler
Cheryl Hepler Hello Kath,  In counseling long back I was taught it was good to take time out when heat arises.  To pray & ask God for help.  If anything comes to mind I needed to ask God for forgiveness then I did.  Maybe not always seeing eye to eye will be   the thing I hope for yet I notice often eventually something come about that works for both.  Also choosing to ask for forgiveness if necessary.  I ask God to prompt me some how if needed.  I don't like strife it makes the air so stale & uncomfortable.  I know God cares & look to Him as I wait.   Blessings to you Kath!  
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Linda Cella
Linda Cella Amen
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Dorene Glaze
Dorene Glaze good message!
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Deleted Member Amen, what a beautiful devotion on how much God loves us even when we make mistakes, He is right there if we will just ask Him to forgive us and help us to do better and not to keep doing the same sins over and over. God bless each and everyone today and I pray all have an amazing and blessed weekend and that Jesus has blessings abundantly for everyone. 
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Carol Pady
Carol Pady Amen Tamara!
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Carol Pady
Carol Pady Amen! No matter how hard we try to not sin, we will fail. Things slip out of your mouth or you over indulge in something, etc.. The closer I am to my Abba Father the sooner I feel that conviction and the quicker I say forgive me Father. Then I can move forward knowing He has forgiven and wiped the slate clean. No matter how close we are to Him , we will always fall short of the glory of God. We can even sin through omission, when we fail to do something that we know He would have us do. There is no way to live a perfect life, but we can be perfectly forgiven,everytime we ask. Thank you Father for the blood of the lamb that washed the sins away!
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Deleted Member Amen, beautiful, Carol, thank you so much for the wisdom that you have, to help me see so many things in such a wonderful way. Love you so much my precious friend.    
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Deng Tembreza
Deng Tembreza amen
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Julie Schneider
Julie Schneider Amen!  This is so wonderful...once again a great devotion..and reminder!  I pray for forgiveness and a fresh indwelling of the Holy Spirit each day! thank you so much!
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Twila Stierwalt
Twila Stierwalt I am so thankful that God has given me the Holy Spirit to live in me, to teach me all truth, and that Jesus died, and rose again only once for my sin's, and has forgivin me all of my sin's, and will never remember them any more. Now it is my choice to have a intimate relationship with my LORD, my creator. Being in His word is vital to having this relationship. I am a sheep and God is my sheperd. He will give me hinds feet so I won't slip on the rocks, and I can clime to the hights He wants me to go. I thank God that I have Gods ressurection power in me, and that is a lot of power.
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Carol Pady
Carol Pady Amen Twila!
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Deleted Member Amen and another Amen. God is so good.
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Deng Tembreza
Deng Tembreza amen
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Fraser Keys
Fraser Keys Thank you Pastor Dion I believe a good lesson is here for all Christians we should always strife to be better and to walk in his light!
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Scott Riegelmann
Scott Riegelmann Amen thanku pastor Todd!
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Kathy Banfield
Kathy Banfield I pray that God will create a new heart in me and make me more like Jesus!
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Rosemary Marsh
Rosemary Marsh AMEN. Thank you Pastor for sharing Gods word and the Prayer.Thank you Father that every day is a new beginning.Forgive me Lord for the times that I fall short,of following you,and your word.Help me To be teachable in all that I do and say.In Jesus name I pray.
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Cheryl Hepler
Cheryl Hepler Yes, I strive to keep my feet clean so the old boy doesn't take hold of me.  Even a mood wants to come sometimes over my thoughts & I feel sad about it affecting my relationship with the Lord.  My lower nature wants to skip a moment with the Lord & do something else. Tugging to war against my thoughts to commune with the Lord.  Grateful knowing which choice to make.   Pastor, your car wash sounds so great I wish I live nearby
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Heidi Chiandussi
Heidi Chiandussi I have a question ....or more like a problem ...i work in sales for a big company ...i was asked to not always to tell the truth because my co workers do not take there job as serious as i do ...i would like that the customer is to 100 %happy with his choise ....i do get upset when others mess up ..because i my pay has a variable .i earn only when i sell ...i have such a high standard in what is right ! But this moral is not bringing me ahead ...people at work dont like me because of this ...but this is only at work ..is it wrong to be honest ?? Is it wrong that you want to be truthful ?? 
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Julia  Bailey
Julia Bailey No it is not wrong to be honest.. One of the ten commandments is that we should not tell untruths.  Being honest is not always the most popular action to man, but it is for Jesus.  Read the Bible and follow the direction of Jesus; turn everything over to the Lord.
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Karen Pasquinelli
Karen Pasquinelli I agree with Julia
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Heidi Chiandussi
Heidi Chiandussi I just want to keep my feet clean but i am being asked to keep them dirty ..
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Karen Pasquinelli
Karen Pasquinelli Amen!!  I don't know how often I have to say "Lord please forgive me, I shouldn't have thought that or shouldn't have said that, I am truly sorry."   
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Wesley Paulus
Wesley Paulus Amen!
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Ticardo Williams
Ticardo Williams Amen.  Praise God!  Thanks Pastor Dion!  Lord, I thank You for the Blood!
April 10, 2016