A word from Senior Pastor, Rev. Brock Bomkamp

Wiped Away

Paper is such a common item today. Writing paper is inexpensive. Businesses give away notepads. We rarely concern ourselves with throwing away or recycling paper.

This was not always the case. In Biblical times, paper as we know it didn’t exist.  Parchment was the most commonly used material for writing documents. However, it was expensive. It was made from animal skins, but it was not tanned as leather is.

Because of its expense, it was often used multiple times. This was made possible because the inks of that day did not contain acid, as inks do today.  Therefore, all one needed to do in order to reuse a parchment was to wash off the ink and let the parchment dry.

This was often done when a debt was paid. The debt was simply washed away. The record was cancelled.

And centuries later, Peter, after being filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke these words, "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,"  (Acts 3:19, NIV84)

The message is simple. Jesus took the record of our sins and wiped it clean.  When we trust in Him, we are forgiven. Our sins are washed away.

See you Sunday,
George