Every once in awhile,  my swimming pool turns green.  Algae comes in force and takes command.  What was once lovely, clear, and blue becomes ugly, green and a haven for unsavory looking creatures. Disheartening indeed is the pathetic appearance of the water. No one cares to venture into the pool, or certainly spend any time in it. In order to “save” the pool, I must add a multitude of chemicals and expend time and effort. If all goes well, in a day or two, the water will return to a beautiful, pristine, healthy state.

Sometimes our lives become messed up, slimy and green with filth, like my pool. Without God, humans tend to the green and slimy. The only thing that will change humans from ugly to beautiful is the blood of the Son of God, nothing else. When the purifying blood of Jesus comes in contact with the wretched slime of the sins of humanity something marvelous happens, it changes people to something beautiful, something wonderful.

“…..And the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7