2 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV) 1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
This is what we do as believers. After we have been saved by the precious blood of Jesus, we do away with a lot of the worldly desire in us.
As we eliminate those things that are filthy in God’s eyes, we began to draw near to Him. And as we get closer to Him, our relationship grows deeper.
We begin to get a taste of what it means to perfect holiness each time we give up or let go of the things that put distance between us and God.
We will never be perfect here on earth, but we will definitely be building and strengthening our relationship with God.
Being clean is very important. We need to work on this on a daily basis, not just one day every once in a while.
We should constantly be open to the Holy Spirit reminding or convicting us of the things that could taint our relationship with God.
How do we know when we are being reminded?
Everyone is different, and the Holy Spirit will let us know in whatever way will get our attention. However, we will definitely know. And at that point we need to make a decision whether to listen or to ignore His promptings.
I was talking to someone one day. They asked me, “why didn’t you stop so and so from doing what they were about to do?”.
I said, “you can talk till you’re blue in the face, and if they don’t hear you, they are basically choosing what they want to do. They will do what they enjoy, or maybe what they are addicted to. You can’t force someone to make the right choice”.
Cleaning ourselves is going to come by making the right choices each day as we hear the voice and heed the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
Pray for His guidance, help and strength. He is faithful!
Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV) 29 He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
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