Jesus is ... soap?

The Bible is full of images of Jesus - shepherd, Savior, lamb, provider, protector, avenger, the way, redeemer and more. But when was the last time you thought of God as soap?

"See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty. But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. Malachi 3: 1-2 (emphasis mine)

Fire and soap? Isn't God amazing? How else could we say:

"Wash me and I will be whiter than snow." Psalm 57:1b

Whiter whites and brighter brights. That's my Jesus.