In less than a year, our podcast has gone from an average of 10,000 downloads a month to 50,000

downloads. What made the difference? You leaving us a five-star review. The more positive reviews,

the more the algorithm picks us up. And more people are confronted by the law and gospel of Jesus

Christ. Help us press forward the crown rights of King Jesus by leaving us a five-star

review on your favorite podcast platform. Thanks. I've used this illustration before. I'll use it once more.

I can't, I'm sure there's a better one, but I've used it so long at this point. If it ain't broke,

you know, don't fix it. So imagine that following Jesus, it could be illustrated by Christ in one hand holding a full body mirror.

And in the other, a fire hose.

And you and I, filthy after wallowing in the mud in our sin, are now being closer and closer

pulled to Christ.

And it's not even just that we're walking towards him.

I think the last time I shared with you guys this illustration, I said maybe in this

illustration, you know, Jesus has a third hand, and with that one,

he's got a lasso, and so he's, you know, fire hose, mirror, and then pulling us in towards him.

And as the Christian, born again, is getting closer and closer to the Lord, the fire hose, the water

of the word is, is rinsing him, washing him, being washed in the word.

The filth and the grime is actually in the objective sense being removed.

You are becoming more Christ-like.

You are getting better.

You are being conformed day by day into the image of Christ.

This is true, undeniably true.

But in the very same breath, as you get closer to Jesus in the fire hose, the pressure

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