CLEANSE YOURSELF
2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
I was praying one morning this week, and I asked God to cleanse me of some issues that I was experiencing, and I heard in my spirit, “You have to cleanse yourself.” Then the above scripture came back to my mind. I also said,” Why can’t God do my cleansing?” and again I heard in my spirit, “For Him to do it, you would have to die if you want to live here on earth the cleansing is up to you.”
This experience made me go back and rehearse to myself some important facts I know and understand concerning warfare. The main thing is that God has given believers the power to cast out evil spirits (Mark 16:17) and to pull down strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4). He gave man dominion from the beginning, and He is not going to take over my responsibility (Genesis 1:26).
The word cleanse in the Greek means to purge or purify. Our English dictionaries define cleanse as ridding something unpleasant, unwanted, or defile. For me, this cleansing represents cutting some distractions off. It means that I cannot take pleasure in the sinful acts of others (Romans 1:31), and I must continually pray and ask God to help me to love what He loves and hate what He hates.
Also, 2 Corinthians 7:1 states that filthiness can be found in our flesh and spirit. In a previous blog (HANDLING DEMONIC ENCOUNTERS – 3/29/14), I shared a list of demonic spirits that believers encounter and the numerous works of the flesh can be found in the scriptures from Acts through Revelation. I must war against these evil spirits and works in my life, so that I may be pleasing to God who will judge my actions and rend to me according to my deeds (Romans 2:1-11). I cannot be lazy or complacent for this is the enemy’s desire for my life, rather I must be sober and vigilant.
As I strive to do better in my spiritual walk with God this year, I pray you will also do the same. We are in this war together, and I declare with God’s continued direction and our submission to it, WE WILL WIN.
The Teacher's Pick 
I’m extremely impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your blog.
Is this a paid theme or did you modify it yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent
quality writing, it is rare to see a nice blog like this
one nowadays.
Hello mates, how is all, and what you wish for to say on the topic of this post, in my view its genuinely amazing for me.
Hello There. I found your weblog the use of msn. That is a really smartly written article.
I will make sure to bookmark it and return to read more of your helpful information. Thanks for the post.
I’ll definitely return.
I do not even know the way I ended up right here, however I assumed this
put up was once good. I don’t understand who you’re but
definitely you’re going to a famous blogger if you happen to aren’t already.
Cheers!
This article will assist the internet visitors for creating
new website or even a weblog from start to end.
Hi, I read your blogs like every week. Your writing style is witty,
keep doing what you’re doing!
Pretty nice post. I simply stumbled upon your blog and
wanted to mention that I’ve really loved surfing around your blog posts.
In any case I will be subscribing to your feed and I
am hoping you write again soon!
I like the helpful information you provide in your articles.
I’ll bookmark your weblog and check again here regularly.
I’m quite sure I’ll learn a lot of new stuff right here!
Good luck for the next!
First of all I want to say terrific blog! I had a quick question which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
I was curious to find out how you center yourself and clear your mind before writing.
I’ve had a hard time clearing my thoughts in getting my thoughts out.
I truly do enjoy writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are
usually lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or tips?
Many thanks!
Exceptional post but I was wondering if you could write a
litte more on this topic? I’d be very thankful if you could
elaborate a little bit more. Thanks!
Hello, I enjoy reading through your article post. I like to write a little comment to support you.
It’s an amazing paragraph for all the web viewers; they will
obtain benefit from it I am sure.
Appreciate this post. Will try it out.
It is truly a nice and useful piece of information. I am satisfied that you shared this useful info with us.
Please keep us up to date like this. Thanks for sharing.
I was recommended this website by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else
know such detailed about my difficulty. You’re wonderful!
Thanks!
Nice blog here! Also your website loads up fast!
What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host?
I wish my website loaded up as fast as yours lol
Awesome! Its in fact amazing paragraph, I have got much clear idea
about from this piece of writing.
Appreciate this post. Let me try it out.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on http://util71.ru/user/spycoffee1/. Regards
Hey! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after browsing through some of the post I
realized it’s new to me. Nonetheless, I’m definitely glad I found it and I’ll be bookmarking and checking back
frequently!
I don’t even know how I finished up here, however I believed this publish was once
great. I do not realize who you might be but definitely you are going to a
well-known blogger when you are not already. Cheers!
I think the admin of this website is really working hard for his site,
because here every material is quality based stuff.
This post is genuinely a fastidious one it helps new the
web people, who are wishing in favor of blogging.
Good day! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you
if that would be okay. I’m absolutely enjoying your blog and look forward to new updates.
Very nice article, totally what I was looking for.
May I just say what a relief to find somebody that actually knows what they are discussing on the internet.
You actually know how to bring an issue to light and make it important.
A lot more people should read this and understand this side of the story.
I was surprised you’re not more popular given that you certainly have the gift.
It’s actually a cool and helpful piece of information. I am glad that
you shared this helpful info with us. Please stay us informed like this.
Thank you for sharing.
Incredible points. Outstanding arguments.
Keep up the great work.
Very good post! We are linking to this great post on our website.
Keep up the good writing.
I know this website presents quality dependent articles and other stuff, is there any other website which offers these kinds of
information in quality?
Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up.
Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyways, just wanted to say excellent blog!
I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great.
I do not know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you aren’t already 😉
Cheers!
Thanks , I’ve just been searching for information approximately this topic for a while and yours is the greatest I’ve discovered
till now. However, what about the conclusion? Are you sure about the supply?
Hey are using WordPress for your site platform? I’m new
to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own. Do you need any
coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I am extremely impressed along with your writing skills
as neatly as with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid topic or did you modify it yourself?
Either way stay up the excellent high quality writing, it is uncommon to see a nice weblog like this one nowadays..
Saved as a favorite, I like your site!
This is a really good tip especially to those new to the blogosphere.
Short but very accurate info… Thank you for sharing this one.
A must read post!
Great web site you have here.. It’s hard to
find excellent writing like yours nowadays. I seriously appreciate
people like you! Take care!!
Hi, I do think this is an excellent web site. I stumbledupon it 😉 I may
come back yet again since I saved as a favorite it.
Money and freedom is the greatest way to change, may you
be rich and continue to help other people.
It’s hard to find well-informed people in this particular subject, however, you seem like you know what you’re talking about!
Thanks
Hey there! This post could not be written any better!
Reading through this post reminds me of my good old room mate!
He always kept talking about this. I will forward this post to him.
Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thank you
for sharing!
Wow! Finally I got a website from where I know how to actually obtain helpful facts concerning my study
and knowledge.
I am really impressed with your writing skills and also with the
layout on your weblog. Is this a paid theme or did you modify it
yourself? Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great
blog like this one today.
If you desire to grow your know-how only keep visiting this website and be updated
with the hottest news posted here.
Its like you read my mind! You seem to understand a lot
about this, such as you wrote the book in it or something.
I think that you just can do with some p.c. to drive the message house
a little bit, however other than that, that is
fantastic blog. An excellent read. I will definitely be back.
Hey there, You’ve done a great job. I’ll definitely digg it and
personally suggest to my friends. I am sure they’ll be benefited from this site.
It’s going to be end of mine day, except before ending I am reading this great piece of writing to
increase my experience.
Hi, I think your website might be having browser compatibility issues.
When I look at your website in Opera, it looks fine but when opening
in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping.
I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Other then that, great blog!
I couldn’t resist commenting. Exceptionally well written!
Incredible! This blog looks exactly like my old one!
It’s on a totally different topic but it has pretty much the same layout and design.
Excellent choice of colors!