How Clean Are You—Really?
Do you ever stop and ask yourself: Do I feel clean?
Not just outwardly—but deep down, in your soul?
For many of us, the feeling of spiritual cleanness is tied to behavior. When we’re “doing well”—praying, avoiding sin, helping others—we feel good, maybe even righteous. But that kind of cleanness is temporary. Sooner or later, we mess up. We get angry. We get selfish. We fall short. And just like that, the clean feeling fades.
Others take a more theological view. They know—on an intellectual level—that they’re clean because of what Jesus did on the cross. His death paid for their sin, so they’re positionally righteous before God. And that’s absolutely true. But knowing you’re clean in theory doesn’t always make you feel clean in practice.
Even in Jesus’ day, people wrestled with this. The Pharisees obsessed over staying outwardly pure. They avoided anything—or anyone—that might defile them. But Jesus called them out. He said, “It’s not what goes into you that makes you unclean—it’s what comes out.” (Mark 7:15) In other words, true defilement isn’t about the environment around you. It’s about the condition of your heart.
The truth is, Jesus has made us clean in three powerful ways:
1. You Are Made Positionally Clean Through the Cross
Jesus’ death wasn’t symbolic—it was substitutionary. He took on your sin, shame, and filth so that you could stand clean before God. That’s your position: holy, forgiven, accepted. (See 2 Corinthians 5:21)
2. You Are Made Relationally Clean Through Confession
Though we’re positionally clean, sin can still cloud our connection with God. That’s why 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Confession isn’t just a ritual—it’s relational maintenance. It clears the air between us and God.
3. You Can Experience Soul-Level Cleanness by Finding Fulfillment in Jesus
This is the part we often miss. Many of us keep going back to false comforts—addictions, approval, distractions—trying to feel clean, whole, satisfied. But real soul-cleanness comes when Jesus becomes our true fulfillment. When we find our identity, purpose, and pleasure in Him, everything else starts to lose its grip. Our souls feel lighter. Freer. Cleaner. Why would we ever settle for less?
Ask Yourself:
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Do I understand that I’m already clean in God’s eyes because of Jesus?
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Am I regularly confessing, keeping my relationship with Him honest and open?
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Am I finding my deepest joy and satisfaction in Jesus—or am I chasing lesser things?
Jesus didn’t just make a way for you to be clean on the outside. He made a way for you to be clean on the inside, too—fully, freely, and forever.
With you,
~ Coach Tom
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