Infomercials
We’ve all seen them…probably even stayed up till 2:00 a.m. wondering, “How do they do that?” They slice, dice, chop, puree, blend, make dust out of coffee (and sometimes even rocks – why would someone want to chop up rocks in a kitchen appliance?). They make your clothes fresher and wrinkle free. They keep your auto engine running – even without any oil! They make things easier to reach and easier to store and easier to cook. They keep you in shape and give you rock hard abs in just 6 minutes a day. They even make you rich, with no money down, no money up front, and no money in the bank, all while working just a couple hours a week. Yep, we’ve all seen them, and we’ve all bought some of them.
But the ones that amaze, and disappoint, me the most are the ones where their product will clean anything; from grape juice to red Kool-Aid, from grass stains to grease, from oxidation to rust, from hard water stains to years of dirt and grime buildup. I’ve tried several of these products and none of them seem to stand up to the claims they make. I sometimes think that it is just me. Maybe I’m not using it the right way or maybe I’m not using the right amounts or mixtures, but my t-shirts don’t get magically blinding white with just a little oxygen, the stains on the floor don’t just wipe right off with a damp sponge, and the 1993 Plymouth doesn’t look like new with a swipe of a clean rag. Nope. I am always disappointed…and frustrated that I got sucked in yet again.
However, there is one thing that ALWAYS works. It doesn’t just clean stains, it removes them completely. It washes them white as snow, no matter how dark, no matter how long they have set in, no matter what caused them. It’s not the power of oxygen or oranges or bleach that works – it is the power of BLOOD! The blood of Jesus doesn’t just wash our tarnished, dirty, sin-stained souls, it purifies us (1 John 1:7), it sanctifies (Romans 5:9) and justifies us (1 Corinthians 6:11), it makes us holy (Hebrews 13:12) and it brings us near to God (Ephesians 2:13).
But the ones that amaze, and disappoint, me the most are the ones where their product will clean anything; from grape juice to red Kool-Aid, from grass stains to grease, from oxidation to rust, from hard water stains to years of dirt and grime buildup. I’ve tried several of these products and none of them seem to stand up to the claims they make. I sometimes think that it is just me. Maybe I’m not using it the right way or maybe I’m not using the right amounts or mixtures, but my t-shirts don’t get magically blinding white with just a little oxygen, the stains on the floor don’t just wipe right off with a damp sponge, and the 1993 Plymouth doesn’t look like new with a swipe of a clean rag. Nope. I am always disappointed…and frustrated that I got sucked in yet again.
However, there is one thing that ALWAYS works. It doesn’t just clean stains, it removes them completely. It washes them white as snow, no matter how dark, no matter how long they have set in, no matter what caused them. It’s not the power of oxygen or oranges or bleach that works – it is the power of BLOOD! The blood of Jesus doesn’t just wash our tarnished, dirty, sin-stained souls, it purifies us (1 John 1:7), it sanctifies (Romans 5:9) and justifies us (1 Corinthians 6:11), it makes us holy (Hebrews 13:12) and it brings us near to God (Ephesians 2:13).
Are you washed in the Blood of the Lamb?
posted by Carl Wheeler at 11:12 PM
1 Comments:
I can sucked in to those ads as well. Good post.
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