germ-x or submerged in the fountain?

when you think of Jesus's blood washing you clean, which picture floods your mind?
Him pouring germ-x on your filthy hands and saying "Ok, now you won't get sick"? Or Him pouring out a fountain of water and gently scrubbing them and saying "Look, no sign of filth anywhere. You, are spotless."?
God is a God of fountains, not of germ-x.
He doesn't conserve water, or in this case, grace. He has an unlimited supply and gives it abundantly to all.

now some songs from my new favorite, Aaron Keyes...

"Not What My Hands"

Not what my hands have done
Can save my guilty soul.
Not what my toiling flesh has borne
Can make my spirit whole.
Not what I feel or do
Can give me peace with God.
Not all my prayers and sighs and tears
Can bear my awful load.

These guilty hands are raised;
Filthy rags are all I bring.
And I have come to hide beneath Your wings.
These holy hands are raised,
Washed in the fountain of Your grace,
And now I wear your righteousness

Thy work alone O Christ
Can ease this weight of sin.
Thy blood alone O Lamb of God
Can give me peace within.
Thy love to me O God,
Not mine O Lord to thee,
Can rid me of this dark unrest.
And set my spirit free.

Thy grace alone O God
To me can pardon speak.
Thy power alone O Lamb of God
Can this sore bondage break.
No other work save Thine,
No other blood will do.
No strength save that which is divine
Can bear me safely through.

I praise the God of grace;
I trust His truth and might.
He calls me His, I call Him mine--
My God, my joy, my light.
'Tis He who saveth me
And freely pardon gives.
I love because He first loved me;
I live because He lives.


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“Not Guilty Anymore”

It doesn’t matter what you’ve done,
Doesn’t matter what you’re coming from,
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been.
Hear me tell you, I forgive.

You’re not guilty anymore.
You’re not filthy anymore.
I love you, mercy is yours.
You’re not broken anymore,
You’re not captive anymore.
I love you, mercy is yours.

Can you believe that this is true.
Grace abundant I am giving you.
It’s cleansing deeper than you know.
All was paid for long ago.


There is now therefore no condemnation
For those who are in Jesus.
You’re not guilty anymore.
You’re not filthy anymore.
I love you, mercy is yours.
You’re not broken anymore,
You’re not captive anymore.
I love you, mercy is yours.

You are spotless.
You are holy.
You are faultless.
You are whole.
You are righteous.
You are blameless.
You are pardoned.
You are MINE!

You’re not guilty anymore.
You’re not filthy anymore.
I love you, mercy is yours.
You’re not broken anymore.
You’re not captive any more.
I love you, mercy is yours.

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We are flooded with grace, love, and blessings... all because He first loved us, not because we first loved Him—all because He shed his blood, so we would not have to.

selah

EM