Spiritual Hygiene (Part I)
Main Course: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service (Romans 12:1). Many times on the cusps of a new season of prosperity, there’s a lot of activity in preparation for what is to come. But we must not forget that just like working out in the field, it is imperative to come home and take a bathe or shower. We have to maintain a certain level of spiri
Spiritual Hygiene (Part II)
Secondly, we brush our teeth to preserve them and eliminate bad odors that offend others. Likewise, we set a watch over our mouths according to Ps. 141:3; 119:11; Josh. 1:7-9, and as a result this oral regimen makes for strong, healthy teeth and gums. However, on the other hand, when Christians bite and devour one another and yet proclaim they follow Jesus, they have a deeper, internal problem (2 Tim. 3:5). Unfortunately like the Pharisees and Sadducees, they have a façad
Spiritual Hygiene (Part III)
Finally, we comb our hair which represents strength. Samson’s hair was cut by the Philistines, the enemy when Delilah tricked/deceived him (Judg. 13:5; 16:16-17). There are situations that happen in our lives when we are sleep in sin or just plain deceived by the enemy. Consequently, our strength is cut off and now we are stuck in a world of trouble. But as times goes on and we continue to come into the Light, walking with Jesus our hair (strength) grows back. And throu
Awake to Truth. Awake to the New You!
Main Course: Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place (Psalms 51:6). The truth of God has already been revealed to us, His wisdom in our spirit, but the soul just needs to awaken to the consciousness of it (Ps. 51:6; Eph. 1:8-9). It has to awaken every day to the truth; what is true for us each day - that day so we’ll know what to do and how to do it. This is how we live, move and have our being (Acts 17:28). Because we are a
