Wow, it is very very cold outside this morning. I woke up early this morning and went to take the trash outside cause it's garbage day. Well, as soon as I stepped outside and felt the freezing wind, I almost turned around and said, "forget this trash can! It's too cold, I'll just let it overflow and take out next week".
Isn't that a lot like our lives? We have trash in us that we need to take to God - daily repentance - a cleansing of the soul, but we get distracted with our environment and, before you know it, our trash is overflowing - it has been weeks since we've gotten on our knees... since we've repented from anything... since we've gone to God with a broken heart, ready for a spiritual cleansing.
Maybe today can be a day when we remember to go before God and allow His Spirit to search through us and bring out every impurity in our hearts. Maybe today can be the day of repentance, humility, cleansing... And maybe today can be the start of a new habit for us: the daily humbling ourselves in repentance before God.
"So humble yourselves before God... Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief... Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor." James 4:7-10
Holy Spirit we invite you to search us from within. Every impurity, every sin, every meaningless word, every dirty thought, every ungodly attitude... we repent from them. We humble ourselves before You, knowing You're a God of grace, and we receive the cleansing that comes through the blood and love of Jesus. Amen.
Isn't that a lot like our lives? We have trash in us that we need to take to God - daily repentance - a cleansing of the soul, but we get distracted with our environment and, before you know it, our trash is overflowing - it has been weeks since we've gotten on our knees... since we've repented from anything... since we've gone to God with a broken heart, ready for a spiritual cleansing.
Maybe today can be a day when we remember to go before God and allow His Spirit to search through us and bring out every impurity in our hearts. Maybe today can be the day of repentance, humility, cleansing... And maybe today can be the start of a new habit for us: the daily humbling ourselves in repentance before God.
"So humble yourselves before God... Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world. Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief... Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor." James 4:7-10
Holy Spirit we invite you to search us from within. Every impurity, every sin, every meaningless word, every dirty thought, every ungodly attitude... we repent from them. We humble ourselves before You, knowing You're a God of grace, and we receive the cleansing that comes through the blood and love of Jesus. Amen.
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