MORNING TEA. THE WORD
FOR TODAY
NEW YEAR’S EVE – MONDAY DECEMBER 31, 2018.
"TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!"
“Sanctify the house of the Lord…carry out the
rubbish.” 2 Chronicles 29:5 NKJV
IN SCOTLAND they have a New Year’s tradition that
involves cleaning out your house, dumping the old
ashes from your fireplace, and paying off your
outstanding debts. It’s about clearing out the old to
make room for the new. And from time to time you
must clean your spiritual house too. The Bible says,
“Carry out the rubbish.” Why? Because over time
wrong attitudes, shoddy workmanship, and bad
habits creep in and blind us to what’s important.
Sheila Coleman says: “Ten years ago I cleaned
house from top to bottom. I dusted every nook and
cranny…scrubbed the bath and every sink until they
shone. I even took a toothbrush to the grout in the
kitchen. That house had never been so clean. And
today—ten years later…it’s still clean. I’ve never had
to pick up another duster…vacuum…or wash the
kitchen counter…and my house looks as clean as it
did that day, right? WRONG! We continually need
spiritual housecleaning because we live in a dirty
world. Just as our homes…cars and clothes have to
be maintained…our hearts—our spiritual homes—
need to be cleaned on a regular basis. Not once a
week or once a month, and certainly not once every
ten years, or once in a lifetime. We need to let God
have His way in us every day, to clean us up and
renew us…Is there a room in your ‘house’ you
haven’t allowed Him to clean? If it’s been a while
since God did a thorough heart-cleaning, make this
your prayer: Lord, clean my heart so You can live
and shine through me.”
Soul Food Reading : Job 39-42, Luke 2: 51-52, Ps
139: 13-24, Ecc 11: 7-10. Courtesy Grace So
Amazing Foundation
FOR TODAY
NEW YEAR’S EVE – MONDAY DECEMBER 31, 2018.
"TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!"
“Sanctify the house of the Lord…carry out the
rubbish.” 2 Chronicles 29:5 NKJV
IN SCOTLAND they have a New Year’s tradition that
involves cleaning out your house, dumping the old
ashes from your fireplace, and paying off your
outstanding debts. It’s about clearing out the old to
make room for the new. And from time to time you
must clean your spiritual house too. The Bible says,
“Carry out the rubbish.” Why? Because over time
wrong attitudes, shoddy workmanship, and bad
habits creep in and blind us to what’s important.
Sheila Coleman says: “Ten years ago I cleaned
house from top to bottom. I dusted every nook and
cranny…scrubbed the bath and every sink until they
shone. I even took a toothbrush to the grout in the
kitchen. That house had never been so clean. And
today—ten years later…it’s still clean. I’ve never had
to pick up another duster…vacuum…or wash the
kitchen counter…and my house looks as clean as it
did that day, right? WRONG! We continually need
spiritual housecleaning because we live in a dirty
world. Just as our homes…cars and clothes have to
be maintained…our hearts—our spiritual homes—
need to be cleaned on a regular basis. Not once a
week or once a month, and certainly not once every
ten years, or once in a lifetime. We need to let God
have His way in us every day, to clean us up and
renew us…Is there a room in your ‘house’ you
haven’t allowed Him to clean? If it’s been a while
since God did a thorough heart-cleaning, make this
your prayer: Lord, clean my heart so You can live
and shine through me.”
Soul Food Reading : Job 39-42, Luke 2: 51-52, Ps
139: 13-24, Ecc 11: 7-10. Courtesy Grace So
Amazing Foundation
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