Wash meóand I shall be whiter than snow!

Wash me—and I shall be whiter than snow!

" Wash me—and I shall be whiter than snow! " Psalm 51:7

Thus the psalmist prayed under a sense of guilt and defilement. He knew that no tears that he might shed could wash the stains of sin away; but he believed that the Lord could thoroughly cleanse him. "Wash me," he cried, "and I shall be whiter than snow." The Lord has in infinite grace, opened a fountain for sin and impurity. He gave His beloved Son to die for the guilty—and His precious blood cleanses from all sin.

Those whom the Lord washes—are clean "every whit." On the purest snow there may be some specks of defilement, though not discernible by ordinary vision; but a soul washed in the blood of Christ is spotless even in the sight of God.

The Lord's people are often humbled under a sense of sin and corruption; but as they confess their sins, and trust in the atoning Lamb of God—their transgressions are forgiven, their sin is covered, their iniquities are not imputed to them! Their filthy garments are taken from them, and they are clothed in the spotless righteousness of Christ.

And not only are they perfectly cleansed from guilt—they also experience the washing of regeneration. The Holy Spirit dwells in them, and when His work in them is complete, and grace issues in glory—they will be purer than the freshly driven snow!

Lord, cleanse my soul from every sin,
Wash all my guilt away;
O make me pure and clean within,
And Your rich grace display!

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