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Zachariah chapter 13 verses 1 and 2.

On that day, there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem

to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness. And on that day, it declares the Lord of hosts,

I will cut off the names of the idols from the land so that they shall be remembered no more.

And also I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of uncleanness.

Oh, what a great picture. What imagery, verse 1,

a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of God,

all those who trust and got a fountain to cleanse you from sin and uncleanness.

Yes, I'll be encouraged today when you think about your sin and your uncleanness.

No, that God, the Holy God of the universe holds a fountain for you to cleanse you from it all.

That you do not have to live with the stain and shame of sin and uncleanness.

His fountain is for you. I let that fountain of forgiveness and cleansing flow in a fresh way

over you today to the extent of which you need to spend time and confession of sin and let this

fountain flow. And when the accuser Satan reminds you of sin in the past, let the fountain of God's

grace flow in a fresh way. As God says, you are forgiven and you are cleansed. And then verse 2,

on that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I'll cut off the names of the idols from the land.

So they'll be remembered no more. And I will remove from the land the prophets and the spirit of

uncleanness. Oh, what a picture. Not only does he cleanse us from sin and uncleanness, but he removes

uncleanness from us idols from the land. Is that what we want? We don't want any more idols in our

lives. We don't want any idolatry in our lives or families and churches and the world around us.

So God, we praise you. We praise you for the fountain of forgiveness and cleansing that's found

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