03/10/2024
Good Morning My Brethren.
Date: Thursday October 3, 2024.
Topic: CLEANLINESS AND TIDINESS.
Read: 1 John 1:9.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to thy word…..Psalm 119:9.
As believers cleanliness and tidiness play a vital role in our testimony to others who seek to question the reason for our salvation.
They also serve as pointers to lead others to Christ.
Apostle Paul described believers as epistle written to be known and read of all men . . 2 Corinthians 3:2.
Cleanliness is the careful avoidance of dirt.
To be spiritually clean is to abstain from all appearances of evil or sin …1 Thessalonians 5:22.
Tidiness on the other hand means neatness and orderliness. As living examples, we are called to make ourselves examples for others to follow through our orderliness and discipline.
Spiritual cleanliness and tidiness require spiritual washing by God.
It is the act by which a man’s heart is purged, washed, cleansed and renewed by the word of God.
It involves ceasing to do evil.
To be physically neat does not amount to spiritual neatness.
Otherwise Christ would not have rebuked the Pharisees for appearing immaculate outwardly but unclean inwardly….Mathew 23:25-28.
To become spiritually cleansed and tidy requires constantly dwelling on the word of God and cleansing by the blood of Jesus Christ.
When we dwell on the word of God, it purges our lives of all filthiness that corrupt flesh and spirit.
As believers we must make a clean break from everything that defile us from within and without. This way we will make our body a Holy temple fit for the service and worship of God.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord I come to you the fountain of purity opened for sinners like me.
Please cleanse me by your word and sanctify me with the blood of Jesus Christ, I pray in Christ name Amen.
( From The Voice Of Christ Today 2024 Edition Of Daily Inspiration For Personal And Family Devotion, Page 277.
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