His Washpot From the Washpot to the Fragrance of Christ Message Summary: Refined by His Mercy, Transformed for His Glory, and Sent to Make Jesus Known The message begins with a powerful question from Micah 2:7: "Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?" God's Word is good because God Himself is good and trustworthy. Even when His Word confronts our sin, exposes our misplaced confidence, or corrects our ways, it is working for our benefit and His glory. The question is whether we are willing to trust Him enough to receive what He says and walk in His ways. As we continue through Isaiah's prophetic announcements concerning the nations, Moab becomes a significant illustration of God's sovereignty. Its beginnings are traced back to Lot, and its history reminds us that every nation and every individual exists under God's authority. The Lord calls Moab His washpot, illustrating its subordinate position under His sovereign rule. God can use even those who do not acknowledge Him to accomplish His purposes, including confronting His own people with their need to return to Him. Acts 17 and Romans 9 bring this truth into focus. God has made all humanity from one blood, determined the times and boundaries of the nations, and appointed a day when He will judge the world in righteousness through the risen Lord Jesus Christ. No one can manufacture the righteousness God requires. Our only hope is to entrust ourselves to Jesus, whose righteousness and redeeming sacrifice provide what we could never accomplish for ourselves. Those who have received His mercy ought to be moved with gratitude and a burden to make His salvation known to others. Jeremiah 48:11 introduces th