Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to
completion in the fear of God.
When we accepted Jesus into our lives, it is likely that we
were in bondage to one or more things that were of the world and not entirely
pleasing to God. Once we received the
Holy Spirit, we began the process of shedding those things that the Lord found
unworthy.
We will not change all things in our lives instantly, nor
completely. But we can begin the process
of shedding our fleshly bonds one at a time as the Holy Spirit convicts and
strengthens us. We can enter into the perfecting process that is guided by the Holy Spirit. We cannot on our own live a life of holiness without sin, but strengthened by the Holy Spirit we can live a life marked by our desire to be righteous and holy to the end of our days.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for providing Your wisdom so that
we may understand Your ways and learn to live in awesome reverence of who You
are. We pray that You will open our eyes
so that we can see all the ways in our lives that displease You. Convict us of our sinful nature. Prepare a path for us to walk in the process
of sanctification aided by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Lord, may we learn to lean on the Holy Spirit so that we may live soberly, righteously and holy. By Your grace, Father, and by the strength of Christ and the assistance of the Holy Spirit may we be delivered from our sinful lives. May the world know us by the fullness of Jesus Christ within us. We ask all these things in His mighty name.
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