Living Right!

Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life--a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God. 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1 AMP

Just in case you were wondering what the promises referred to above are, check out what the verses before today's extract say: “So come out from among unbelievers and be separate ,” says the Lord, “And do not touch what is unclean ; And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor], And I will be a Father to you, And you will be My sons and daughters,” Says the Lord Almighty. 2CO 6:17‭-‬18 AMP. There is no free gift from God except salvation; that cost God something but demands nothing from us except faith. However, every other promises of God is situated upon the fulfilment of certain conditions, the most fundamental of which is purity or holiness. It cannot be overemphasized just how important a pure walk with God is.

God's Word is full of precious promises, but all of them have attached conditions for fulfilment. I have a responsibility to steer clear of all pollutants and distractions, so I can live a life set apart for God's purpose.

1. Cleanse myself- it is a conscious act on my part, where I take active steps in auditing what goes in and out of me. I can only make withdrawals out of whatever I have deposited over time, so if all I have stored up is filth, my life is bound to replicate filth. The cross is the only place of cleansing; nothing else and nobody else will do that for you.

2. Live a consecrated life in the fear of God- this is not possible without the first one being done. You can't be dedicated to anything until you are rid of all other distractions. You can't live a life of purpose if you are not free from false/wrong pursuits.

The great danger about spiritual filth is that you will be contaminated in both body and spirit. Sin destroys both the physical and spiritual realms, and has irrevocable and eternal damnation as its end. You do not want to get to the end of your life and discover that you had pursued the wrong purpose, being distracted by the wrong values, and had lived by different standards from what God had laid down. I owe it to myself and to eternity to make sure I am pursuing the right purpose, in the right company and on the right path to God's permanent residence. His time of favour is here.