Cleaning Up

When we wear a set of clothes out for a day, we come home and wash them.
We brush our teeth before we go to bed.
We bathe after a long hard day.
We wash our faces every day.
We wash our cars every now and again.

Why do we do all this so often? It is because whenever we let these things be exposed to such dirty, grimy, things in the world, they collect the mess. Without even trying, you cannot avoid the particles that you will pick up on just a daily basis.

If it is like this physically, just imagine spiritually. We get exposed to such dirty, sinful, awful things every day. Television, radio, even human to human contact is getting to be risky these days. You never know what is going to come out of someone's mouth. We hear gossip, cussing, etc. Even in a grocery store we are exposed to negativity and worldly attitudes that as a Christian we should not want to pick up. Therefore, to avoid collecting the dust, we must clean up at night. Make sure every night that we ask the Lord to clean us from the mess we have been around of the day. Check our pores, change our clothes, ensure that nothing got down into a little crevice that will harbor sin for a season.

Titus 2:[12] Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;


Paul said that he had to crucify himself daily. If that was the case back in Bible times, just imagine how often we should be getting a check up. We should be "praying without ceasing" literally.

1 Cor. 15:[31] I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.


Lord, help me to come to you often to get cleansed from what I am exposed to everyday. Help me to live a clean, pure, holy life and strive for perfection. 


-Destiny Turner