Having been born in 1945 Betty and I had the joy of watching TV in black and white for a lot of years. We got our first TV in 1951 when I was six. The Howdy Doody Club, Ed Sullivan, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, etc. were the staples in our home. We also watched a lot of test patterns while they played the National Anthem.
And, of course the commercials were in black and white as well – an early Mr.. Clean commercial:
Mr.. Clean could do it all – clean anything at any time – at least stuff in the house.
However, he can’t match the original Mr.. Clean who said:
If you confess your sins, he is faithful and just to forgive and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)
The 1950’s Mr.. Clean might be able to make our house sparkling clean, but he can’t touch the stains in our hearts and minds.
When I became a Christian in 1984 at age 39, one of the joys was realizing the burden of my sins, my mistakes had been lifted. I didn’t realize I was carrying that burden all my life.
Equally important was I felt clean for the first time in my life. I didn’t know about 1 John 1:9 in those days, but I experienced its truth in my life.
Since then we have used this verse hundreds of times in our pastoral counseling with people over the past 26 years. We have seen God lift burdens and cleanse hearts and minds so that people could live a new life.
Not bad. I wonder if God is bald too?
3 comments:
Love old commercials like that. Funny, Mr. Clean was sporting a big ol' earring.
Mr. Clean. I will always remember the connection.
I became a Catholic in 1993 and experienced the same feeling of being clean after my baptism! Lovely, huh?
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