Cleansing in the Lagoon

I figured that I would begin with the first official blog post being a vision I received last night. I couldn't sleep so I decided to spend some time with God just listening to music and working on an art thing... The song Nothing but the Blood came on and I started thinking about cleansing and just how simply it is put that absolutely nothing else is sufficient for us when it comes to making us new and clean except for the blood of Jesus.

As I closed my eyes, I saw myself waist deep in the middle of a secluded and beautiful lagoon. There was a huge and powerful waterfall that was in front of me about 100 feet and I though it was incredibly beautiful, but if I went to try and bathe under it, I would surely get crushed by its power and weight.

I was absolutely alone but I was covered in a thick crusty layer of mud. I was trying to splash the crystal clear water onto my arms to get it off. I rubbed and rubbed but the dirt would just smudge and stay put on my body. After doing that for a while, I saw Jesus wading out to where I was standing. He knew that my method was not sufficient for getting clean and he asked why I wasn't under the waterfall cleaning the junk off instead. I replied with the excuse that I would get crushed if I went under it. He gave me a look that just wasn't having my reasoning and said back

"No Celia, you need to go and walk through the waterfall in order to get clean and you know that."

Well I DID indeed know that that was what I needed to do but at the same time I was so scared that I was going to get crushed under the pressure of the waterfall, so.... I waded over to it and just stood there for a minute. I looked back at Jesus who was where I had been previously standing. He motioned for me to go on with his hand. As I hesitantly ventured under the waterfall, I felt the pure water for what it really was. For it was not just water, but rather a mixture of Jesus' blood and love. It was so overwhelming and joy bearing that I felt like I would fall under the Glory of it any second but at the same time I felt the sensation of it holding me up and sustaining me throughout my walk to the other side.

As I reached the other side, Jesus was waiting for me and he was holding a body-length mirror so that I could see what I looked like clean. Not only was the thick crusty mud gone, but my skin shimmered with speckles of silver and gold. It was the most beautiful way I have ever seen myself. I felt whole and perfect and His soft eyes affirmed that in my inner being.

The whole point of that encounter was for Him to tell me that I need to be going DIRECTLY to His love, blood and forgiveness in order to be clean and perfect and whole in Him. The water I was splashing on myself initially represented the false things I run to when I want to feel forgiven and filled, because submersing myself into the entirety of His love and grace seems so intimidating at times. The thing is, when we do go directly to Him, the weight of His glory is so incredible that it is hard to not feel forgiven and filled back up.

I want to get to a point where I am not only filled up, but overflowing. For to be overflowing, we much be constantly poured into. I am here to grow and grow with all of you which is exciting, so lets keep going deeper shall we?!

In Him,

C