Cleanliness
How do we define cleanliness in the spiritual realm? The Holy Spirit prompted me about not just the outside (though it's important); it is the inside that God is concern about:
- The purity of our body - Do we engage in pre-marital activities? Are we doing anything funny with our sexual orientation?
- Our health - How are we treating our physical body? Are we overly obsessive of being slim? Are we over-weight? Are we smoking and polluting the Holy Spirit's residing place? Do we exercise to keep a healthy and balance lifestyle? Are is our life just about work?
- Holiness - Are we living a life that is pleasing and acceptable to God?
- Do we FLEE from sins?
Through Exodus 30:17-38, we can see the very character of God: in that He is very serious about the way we keep ourselves "clean". In the old testament, people of God need to be physically cleanse as an act of cleansing from their sins and be holy. We do not need to do that anymore because Jesus already cleanse us from our sins with His blood. However, we need to be careful to live our lives which is acceptable to God because he is a holy God. We are not FREE from sins but we must FLEE from sins.
So the next time we begin to worship, be sure to ask God for forgiveness, for a thorough cleansing of our spirit and soul, because we want to present a CLEAN body and spirit to God as an act of holy worship!
How do we define cleanliness in the spiritual realm? The Holy Spirit prompted me about not just the outside (though it's important); it is the inside that God is concern about:
- The purity of our body - Do we engage in pre-marital activities? Are we doing anything funny with our sexual orientation?
- Our health - How are we treating our physical body? Are we overly obsessive of being slim? Are we over-weight? Are we smoking and polluting the Holy Spirit's residing place? Do we exercise to keep a healthy and balance lifestyle? Are is our life just about work?
- Holiness - Are we living a life that is pleasing and acceptable to God?
- Do we FLEE from sins?
Through Exodus 30:17-38, we can see the very character of God: in that He is very serious about the way we keep ourselves "clean". In the old testament, people of God need to be physically cleanse as an act of cleansing from their sins and be holy. We do not need to do that anymore because Jesus already cleanse us from our sins with His blood. However, we need to be careful to live our lives which is acceptable to God because he is a holy God. We are not FREE from sins but we must FLEE from sins.
So the next time we begin to worship, be sure to ask God for forgiveness, for a thorough cleansing of our spirit and soul, because we want to present a CLEAN body and spirit to God as an act of holy worship!
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