Cleansing, like the refining of gold from its ore, is painful, our dirt needs to be shaken off, the past we cleave to needs to be left in the past where it belongs. And like Isaiah confess that we have filthy lips and live among people with filthy lips, and thereby submitting to God’s control, we need to be purified and cleansed so that we can truly represent God who is pure and holy. … More The Cleansing and the Call