It is true that cleanliness is next to godliness but
not the washing of hands before you eat. Not laundering and pressing your
clothes before church. Not flossing and brushing your teeth before you go to
bed. Those things are good but they do not bring you close to Jesus. If you
only clean the outside of the cup, the cup is not clean. If you only tend to
the outward man, he is not clean.
But you have confessed your sins. The Lord has washed
you in the blood of His Son, in the waters of baptism, in the well-spring of
the Holy Spirit. These washings run deep and cleanse you body and soul. Having
your feet washed by Jesus means your whole self is washed. You are clean inside
and this makes your outside acceptable to Jesus, too.
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