The Lord wants to use us to further His Kingdom. We are His
vessels that He works through. God wants to purify us and make us pure, clean
vessels He can operate through. If you have been purged and refined many times,
this is a good thing. It may not feel good while you are going through the
process, but God desires to use us as fit and clean vessels.
Allow the Holy Spirit to create in you a clean vessel. |
A clean vessel happens when we are purged of old sin habits and
behaviors, and go through a refinement process. Refining is when anything that
could trip us up for the service to The Lord will be dealt with. This is a
process and it happens because we could easily stumble and fall if we serve The
Lord in our old sin nature and in areas that need refinement.
God will show you the areas in your life that need to be dealt
with, and He will give you the strength and grace to work through them. Many
have been called to serve The Lord, but because of areas of sin and hindrances,
they never reach their full potential in serving Christ. Yes, God can use
anyone and at any time in their lives, but when you step out to serve Christ,
it is a good idea that you have allowed God to make you into a clean vessel.
When you have been purged and refined, the Holy Spirit can operate freely and
unhindered.
What is it that God has called you to do? Have you allowed Him to
cleanse your vessel for His service? Deal with the things that could cause you
to stumble. The enemy would love nothing more than to pounce on your weaknesses
and discredit your service to the Kingdom of God. How many preachers,
televangelists, and ministers have you seen stumble and fall because of areas
in their lives that were left unguarded and perhaps not dealt with. That is not
to say if mistakes are made in ministry that we are done, quite the contrary,
but we must be mindful others watch and observe us as Christians. It is
important to be cleansed, so that we don't cause another to stumble. How often
must this be done? Daily. We must continually take our issues before The Lord
and allow Him to deal with us.
If we serve God hypocritically, meaning we tell others how to
behave and yet ourselves are grieving the Holy Spirit by our actions and
behaviors, then we may not be such a good witness. Let us purify ourselves from
everything that will hinder our calling and purpose for serving Jesus Christ.
Let us be clean vessels that Jesus can easily operate through, and be effective
witnesses to the unbelieving world and the lost. We are His chosen, let us
represent Him faithfully and let us honor Jesus by our words and actions. God
has a purpose and a task for all of us, get ready and be prepared for his
service; for God has chosen you to represent Him.
Jesus, humble your servants to serve you better and make us
righteous, pure, and Holy before you. Let us not cause another to stumble
because of our behaviors.