Hey there, and welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Brad.

Our reading titled Wash Me was written by Arthur Jackson.

Wash me.

Though those words weren't written on my vehicle, they could have been.

So off to the car wash I went, and so did other drivers who wanted relief from the grimy leftovers

from salted roads following a recent snowfall.

The lines were long, and the service was slow.

But it was worth the wait.

I left with a clean vehicle, and for compensation for

service delay, the car wash was free of charge. Getting cleaned at someone else's expense,

that's the gospel of Jesus Christ. God, through the death and resurrection of Jesus,

has provided forgiveness for our sins.

Who among us hasn't felt the need to bathe when the dirt and grime of life have clung to us,

when we're stained by selfish thoughts or actions that harm ourselves or others and rob us

of peace with God? Psalm 51 is the cry of David when temptation had

triumphed in his life. When confronted by a spiritual mentor about his sin in 2 Samuel 12, he prayed

a wash me prayer. Cleanse me with hyssop and I will be clean. wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Feeling dirty and guilty, make your way to Jesus and remember these words from 1.1.9.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Today's Our Daily Bread Devotional Scripture reading is from Psalm 51 verses 1 through 7.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love, according to your great

compassion, blot out my transgressions, wash away all my iniquity, and cleanse me

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