Clogged Vacuum
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
I decided to vacuum my car this weekend. Plugging in the machine and turning it on
I began the process of ridding my car of crumbs and dirt.
One problem. The vacuum wasn’t working very well. I kept trying to make it work. Nope, same result. I thought about putting it up, and waiting until I take the car through the carwash. I could borrow their vacuum. Someday.
Instead, I decided to find out what the problem was.
I unplugged the vacuum and unscrewed the hose.
A clump of hair, a bread tie, and a cap from a 2 liter soda were the culprits.
Once I got rid of the blockage, it was amazing how good the vacuum worked!
In a similar way, sin can clog our prayer life. It hinders communication and communion with God.
Here’s a few verses about this subject:
“If I regard wickedness in my heart, The Lord will not hear;”
Psalms 66:18
“But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.”
Isaiah 59:2
It can even affect our marriages…
“You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.”
1 Peter 3:7
But, take heart, there is forgiveness available for us!
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
So, if your prayer life seems to be clogged like my vacuum was, God provides a way to “un-clog” it, and restore fellowship.
