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!
... Read ...
Rom. 6:11-14
Eph. 4:20-24
Rom. 12:2