Receiving Forgiveness and Cleansing 1

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1 Receiving Forgiveness and Cleansing 1 (One of these...) Barry Hall delight in the truth that forgiveness is not earned by how bad I make myself feel Lord, I love that You are so ready to wash me clean. I turn to trust You to wash me clean... (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)...i don t have to wait for God s forgiveness until I deserve it somehow. Lord God, I love Your grace. And Lord, I am pausing here to let myself believe and love Your forgiveness and cleansing... (pause to believe and receive!)...heart, delight in the truth that I don t have to hide from God when I feel dirty Lord, I hide myself in the washing that flows from You. I love You Lord... (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)...i don t have to wait to trust God s forgiveness until after I have felt enough pain from guilt. Lord God, I love that the power of Your forgiveness is far greater than my sin... (pause to feel confidence from it!)...heart, delight in the truth that no matter what accusation or guilt the devil brings against me, I will turn to You Lord and let You wash me clean... (pause to believe God is doing that now and let yourself receive it!)...i humble myself from loving pride from thinking that I deserve being forgiven. Forgiveness cannot be earned by how many good works I do for God. I repent of trying to earn forgiveness by (give an example of what you do when trying to earn forgiveness)...(pause to believe and love the cleansing of God by trusting that God is pouring His Spirit onto and all over you!)...heart, delight in the truth! I CAN grab my soul and I turn it from trying to earn the forgiveness and cleansing of God. It is right, good, and safe for me to receive forgiveness and cleansing by faith in God... (pause to believe and love the cleansing of God! Trust Him to be touching you and washing you with His Spirit) Lord right now, I am thinking about Your radiant presence pressure washing me and filling my need... (pause to believe you are receiving and love it!)... (Your name), if I admit my sin to God, He forgives me and cleanses me completely from all unrighteousness. IT IS WRITTEN: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) (pause to feel intentionally let yourself feel reassured and confidence because of this truth!)... (Your name) hear this,...all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. (Mark 11:24). (pause to hear, believe, and love this truth!)... (Your name), I don t have to feel shame as I draw near because as I enter, the fountain washes me clean, even my body of flesh;...draw near...in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean...and our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:19 and 22) (pause to believe and love the cleansing of God as He pours over you!)... (Your name), I am confident and secure because I am...washed...in the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11); And, I am confident about being forgiven because...the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin (1John 1:7). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!)... (Your name), I submit into fully believing that I am forgiven. God forgives me because I have faith that He is forgiving me and without my trusting God to forgive me it doesn t happen (Acts 26:18; Luke 5:20). I love You Lord! I am confident and secure about being completely surrounded by Your cleansing because...god is Light... (1 John 1:5) And,...if we walk in the Light...the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us... (1 John 1:7)...

2 Receiving Forgiveness and Cleansing 2 (One of these...)...heart, let yourself delight that I don't have to justify or hide from the subtle sins of my heart. Lord, I love that You are so ready to forgive. And heart, trust that God is forgiving me and that He is cleansing right now......heart, delight in the truth that I don t have to hide from God when something is wrong even when I don t know what it is. I repent of pride from thinking that I can protect myself. I turn to You Lord. I set my heart to love hiding myself in Your presence here with me God... (pause to intentionally believe and love receiving God s presence as your strong hiding place that is all around you here!)...heart, delight in the truth that I don't have to hide my need for forgiveness by holding back from God and wanting Him to submit to my demands. I love You Lord... (pause to hear, believe, and enjoy this as the truth!)...heart, delight in the truth that I am not justified by what I do or don't do when compared to others I turn my heart from trusting myself. And I am letting myself enjoy being cleansed by You right now Lord......I delight that I don t have to use pain and guilt in order to buy forgiveness from God. Lord, I love Your grace to forgive and wash me clean without my having to earn it. Lord right now, I am thinking about Your Holy Spirit shining out from You, pressure washing me and filling my need... (pause to believe and intentionally love God for washing you inside and out with His Holy Spirit!)... (Your name), the cleansing is real because God says, I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me... (Jer. 33:8);...I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. (Eze. 36:25). (Trust God to be doing that right now!)... (Your name), I am confident and secure in my relationship to God because while I am near to the fountain of God, I am being cleansed holy;...god is Light... (1 John 1:5) And,...if we walk in the Light...the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us... (1 John 1:7)....by the sanctifying work of the Spirit... sprinkled with His blood... (1 Peter 1:2) (Let your heart believe that you ARE inside His Light because He is washing you with Light all the time!)... (Your name), I don t have to feel shame as I draw near because the fountain of God pressure washes me clean, even my body:...have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus...draw near...in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean...and our bodies washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:19 and 22). God says that He makes me holy,...i am the Lord who sanctifies you (Lev. 20:8). (pause to believe and receive it!)... (Your name), I delight that I can stand before the Lord and live in His Light here:...if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light...the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)....He wraps himself in light as with a garment; (Psa. 104:1,2 NIV)....God is Light... (1 John 1:5)... (Your name), when the enemy makes me feel dirty I present myself before God and He burns away the filth:...the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion...by the spirit of judgement and the spirit of burning (Isa. 4:4);...having our hearts sprinkled clean...and our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:19 and 22). (pause to trust that God is burning away your sin by pouring His Spirit into and all over you right now!)... (Your name), I repent of wrapping myself in disbelief about God s forgiveness and love. IT IS WRITTEN:...the Lord loves His people... (2 Chron. 2:11). And, I love You Lord. I love Your presence and, I set my heart to love Your presence with more and more freedom and joy all the time. I thank You that You love me....the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves you. (Deut. 23:5). (pause to love the truth and to love the God who is close to you right now!)

3 Receiving Forgiveness and Cleansing 3 (One of these...)...heart, delight in the truth that I don t have to wait to be close to God. I am trusting His forgiveness and cleansing right now. I don t have to wait until I find a reason why I deserve His forgiveness. I will not trust myself. Lord, I love Your grace to forgive me God... (pause to believe you ARE receiving right now!)...heart, delight in the truth that forgiveness is not earned by how bad I make myself feel Lord, I love that You are so ready to wash me clean. And I am letting my heart enjoy it right now Lord......I don t have to hide from God when I feel that something is deeply wrong with me. Lord God, I am trusting You to touch me and wash my humanity with Your presence. I love Your power to wash away all reason to feel shame... (pause to let yourself feel confidence and to love His cleansing right now!)...i turn from soothing myself with pride myself because of how bad I have made myself feel about sin. The kingdom of God is my glory. I...receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken... (Heb. 12:28). I delight that God s kingdom comes to me and surrounds me with His power that heals and does miracles......heart, delight in the truth that no matter how bad the devil tries to make me feel, I will trust God to wash me clean. I love Your forgiveness Lord... (pause to let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)...i turn my heart away from trying to do something to help me deserve the forgiveness and cleansing of God. The Lord is God and I put my faith in Him not me. I love the cleansing God gives freely. Lord right now, I am stopping to trust and to think about Your radiant presence washing me and filling my need... (pause to believe and intentionally love God for washing you inside and out with His Holy Spirit!)... (Your name), my God does not hold the memory of my past against me. If I fall to temptation God is always ready to forgive me....for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins (Isa. 43:25).... (Your name), I am confident because IT IS WRITTEN: I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake; and I will not remember your sins. (Isa. 43:25). (pause to hear it) Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, You forgive them. (Psa. 65:3). (pause to believe it)... (Your name), I am secure in my relationship to God because...your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake (1 John 2:12). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!) For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You (Psa. 86:5). (pause to hear, believe, and love the God who is close!) Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you. (Mark 11:24). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)... (Your name), I am confident and secure because God washes me inside and out. IT IS WRITTEN:...draw near...in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean...and our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:19 and 22). I am confident about the cleansing power of my being...washed...in the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11). God makes me holy because He says,...i am the Lord who sanctifies you (Lev. 20:8). (pause to believe and intentionally love the cleansing of God as you trust that He is washing you with His Holy Spirit!)

4 Receiving Forgiveness and Cleansing 4... (Your name), by drawing near and drinking like a sponge from the Lord I become a spring and a cistern for the LIVING water of God. And, even when something dirty is said or done by others around me, God just keeps on washing me clean. (pause to let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)...unclean [things,]...whoever touches them...becomes unclean...nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean... (Lev. 11:31-36). (pause to hear, believe, and love it as the truth!) The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the Lord, will answer them Myself...I will not forsake them. I will open rivers...and springs...i will make...the dry land fountains of water. (Isa. 41:17-18; see Isa 62:4 where it calls people land ).... (Your name), I am confident and secure about drawing near to God because IT IS WRITTEN: All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. (John 6:37);...none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned (Psa. 34:22). (pause to feel reassured, turn away from fear, and feel confidence from loving this truth!)... (Your name), In Him we have...the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace... (Eph. 1:7,8 ). (pause to believe and love God for that forgiveness!)... (Your name), I am confident because my sins have been forgiven for His glory, for His sake: Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; and deliver us and forgive our sins for Your name's sake. (Psa. 79:9) (pause to rest from fear and enjoy the truth that it isn t for your sake that God forgives you!)... (Your name), I confess my sin to God and He forgives me. I turn from holding back because it does NOT depend on whether I deserve it or not;...your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake (1 John 2:12). God forgives me freely because God is God!... (Your name), I stop my resisting and I rest into trusting the truth about the forgiveness of God because...you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive... (Psa. 86:5). (pause to feel safe and confident because of it!)... (Your name), I am secure in the forgiveness and cleansing of God because If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9). (pause to let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)... (Your name), I set my heart to submit and believe the truth because God is...cleansing their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:9); And right now, I am letting myself enjoy being pressure washed by God (Your name), God makes me holy by my believing the Spirit of God to do it:...sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth (2 Thess. 2:13)... (Your name), I rest into receiving the touch of the Spirit of God all around and in me here:...washed...in the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11). I love You Lord. Oh, I love Your presence!... (Your name), it is not because I earn or deserve forgiveness, it is for God s sake that He forgives me:...your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake (1 John 2:12). (pause to hear and love it) Lord right now, I am stopping to trust and to think about Your radiant presence pressure washing me and filling my need... (pause to believe you are receiving that cleansing and let yourself love it!)

5 ... (Your name), I am confident and secure about drawing near because the forgiveness of God cleanses me inside and out. I submit into believing the truth that I...have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus...draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean...and our bodies washed with pure water (Heb. 10:19 and 22). (pause to hear and love it)...[at] the door of the house...water was flowing from under the threshold...water reaching the ankles. (Ezek. 47:1,3)...He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean... (John 13:10) and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal... (Rev. 4:6)....the sea was for the priests to wash in. (2 Chron. 4:6; see also Exo. 30:21). (pause to hear it)...right now Lord, I am trusting that You are washing my feet and that I am being made clean all over because of it. Heart, let yourself enjoy the reality and the ease of being washed with the presence of God right now (Your name), my God forgives me completely. God says to me, I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud, and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you (Isa. 44:22). And right now I am letting myself enjoy the cleansing of God washing me all over... (pause to let yourself feel confidence because of the truth!)... (Your name), I am confident and secure in my relationship to God I confesses sin to God and He is faithful to immediately forgive and cleanse me (1 John 1:9). (pause to hear, believe, and love the truth!)... (Your name), I love that I can receive from the radiance of God like a sponge. I CAN draw near to God and my need is so great, that the more I love and enjoy being secure and strong in God s presence, the more it helps motivate me to keep the drinking straw of my inner being, pointed toward the closeness of Lord and His kingdom 24 hours-a-day. Lord right now, I am stopping to trust and to think about Your radiant presence pressure washing me and filling my need. Oh, how I love Your closeness and the closeness of the kingdom of heaven all around me here. You Lord, are my greatest treasure... (pause to believe and love it)