Daily Devotion
But in a
great house there are not only vessels of gold and
of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour,
and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from
these,
he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified,
and meet for the master's use, and prepared
unto every good work.
--- 2 Tim 2:20-21
How many times
have we heard it said …
… "Jesus loves me just as I am!"
…
Really?
You will not find any verse of scripture to back that up!
On the contrary …
… the Bible teaches that God has called us to
holiness …
… and not to uncleanness!
For God hath
not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
--- 1 Thes. 4:7
Yes …
… God loved us even when we were lost and going to hell
…
… But …
… now that we have received salvation through Jesus …
… and what He did for us on the cross at Calvary!
!!!
We are called to put off the old man with his sinful
nature!
… and …
We are called to clothe ourselves with the new man …
… which is created in righteousness and holiness!
That ye put
off concerning the former conversation the old man,
which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
And that ye put on the new man, which after God
is created
in righteousness and true holiness.
--- Eph. 4:22-24
Yes! …
God loves you and me …
But …
He does not love our …
… bad habits, wrong attitudes, unfriendly behavior etc!
!!!
Let's cleanse ourselves from these things …
… in order to become vessels of honour!
Vessels that God can use to bless others!
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Rom. 6:11-14
Eph. 4:20-24
Rom. 12:2
