01.046. THE CLEANSING WORD.

THE CLEANSING WORD.

"F. A. H." The word is constantly spoken of as cleansing. (See Psalms 119:9; Ephesians 5:26) Blood and water both flowed from the pierced side of our blessed Lord — the blood to expiate our sins, the water to cleanse and sanctify us practically. Our sins were cancelled by blood; but our ways, our habits, our whole man must be cleansed day by day. If you will look at John 13:1-14, you will be able to understand the meaning of our Lord’s words in John 15:3. They were clean every whit through the washing of regeneration, but needed to have their feet washed day by day, in order to their being maintained in the power of communion.