"What can take away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
O! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow.
No other fount I know
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
The words to this wonderful old hymn rang in my ears today as I cleaned my kitchen cabinets. This will sound a bit gross, but our sweet old lab Moses sometimes wags his tail so hard that he hits it on some object that causes it to bleed. We never know he has done it until we see all these myriad drops of blood all over our white kitchen cabinets. Every time he wags his tail, the blood apparently sprays over the cabinets. (Sorry, I told you it was a bit gross--but he is so awfully sweet and never means to make a mess!). Sometimes we have larger swipes of blood where his tail has brushed against a cabinet. Anybody want to come by our house for dinner tonight?!
But as I cleaned off the blood today it hit me--all those drops and swipes of blood are the result of Moses expressing his love. He loves--and that tail starts wagging. Say his name: wag wag wag. Look at him: wag wag wag. Start cooking food of any kind: wag wag wag. Mention one of his favorite words, like "snack" or "walk" or "go for a ride?" or "breakfast": wag wag wag. And when anyone walks in the door, even if they've only gone outside for two minutes: wag wag wag.
Love equals wagging tail. Wagging tail equals blood. Blood represents love. And love is always costly. Just like that of our Savior. The costliest, most precious of blood that washes away our sin.
Thank You Jesus for the blood that flowed and the grace it bestowed. Thank You for Your costly love which You shed for us: Your blood equals love. Your love required blood. And Your blood cleanses us from all our sin.
Might we never cease praising our Savior who came to shed His blood for those He loved all the way to the cross. Thank You for that costliest of blood, Lord Jesus, that takes away our sin and makes us whole again. To God be the glory.
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