"Because we have the promise of God and He lives in us, let us CLEANSE OURSELVES from everything that can defile our body or spirit! Let us work toward Holiness because we Fear God!"
Every year I remember my mother going through our house to do what she called a cleansing.
She went into every room of the house, including the basement and all the closets and the garage to remove anything that made the house unclean. She threw out anything that was old and filthy and no longer valuable to the family. In the process she made everything sparkle and smell new and fresh and wonderful. The rugs got beaten, the floors polished and the windows cleaned until they sparkled. When she finished the house looked brand new. Even tiny things did not escape her view and she did not miss anything that would defile our home. We all did appreciate what she had done and took comfort in our cleansed home. It was a Holy project to her and she knew God was pleased! IS IT TIME TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE?
It may be hard to think of your body as a house, but it is the temple of the Lord. We also need to remember that the Holy Spirit is residing in our body and we need to keep our house clean so that we are not defiled and we can work toward complete Holiness and Righteousness! If you Fear God you will understand our One Truth Today! We must take responsibility for our bodies environment. What is it that the Lord desires of us? Keep your body and temple clean from everything that can defile our body or our spirit. IS IT TIME TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE?
It is our duty to hear this Word and then put it into action because we want to be Holy and righteous. If you Fear God you understand.
When our daughter came to the Lord and accepted the Holy Spirit into her heart, I remember her asking if she could keep her worldly record collection and continue listening. I asked her if Jesus Christ the Lord God would enjoy or want to hear the records. Out they went. My son had magazines that contained pictures that defiled his body and spirit. Out they went. We had a statue of a fertility god and buddha that had to be removed. The movies that we had taken for granted had to be eliminated. The programs that we watched on TV had to be cleansed to only those that edify our spirit. The books in the house that had no redeeming value got tossed out.
We reexamined our clothes and jewelry and what we could wear. Our language and vocabulary was changed and the old foul language tossed out. You get the picture, once a year we need to examine our temple and home. IS IT TIME TO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE?
