Human nature is designed for change, which implies growth and maturity. The Hebrew people are often referred to as God's children because they were like children upon leaving Egypt for the Promised Land. At Mount Sinai God made a covenant with them to be their God as they agreed to be his people.
They were to demonstrate their readiness to be his people by taking a bath and washing their clothes. By this act of physical and spiritual consecration, they demonstrated their readiness to personally meet the Lord God. When there is true conversion, a person dedicates body, mind, and soul to Christ Jesus.
What the Hebrew people experienced at Mount Sinai is compared to a baby’s first step. Like most Christians today, they experienced setbacks as faithful servants of God. When God begins a new work in those who choose Jesus as Lord and Savior, he will see it through to completion. You can have confidence in God’s unending love for you.
When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new
person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun! All these new
things are from God, who brought us back to himself through what Christ Jesus
did.
~2 Corinthians 5:17-18 The Living Bible
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