Jesus took the sin and selfishness. The things that disqualify us from being with God..he took it. And all we have to do is truly believe in Him. Jesus GAVE US His Holiness.
But, Holiness is not only something Jesus has done for you--it must also be chosen.
That is, Jesus did the hard work. But you still must choose to claim it, and walk in it.
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6, “For you are all children of the light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night nor to darkness. 6 This is why we must not fall asleep, as the rest do, but keep wide awake and clearheaded.”
Awake and Clearheaded.
We’re called to be WARRIORS, not sleepers. Put your ARMOR on, not your pajamas.
We win battles in the spiritual.
We see things through the spiritual
The problem with this is that we’re putting ourselves to sleep again...little by little. Just like sugar inhibits our bodies abilities to be healthy, sin inhibits our ability to stay spiritually awake.
RADICAL HONESTY: Not letting yourself get away with excuses.
Some of us will never move forward spiritually before we’ve broken secrecy with ourselves..
BE SKILLED. BE FAITHFUL. BE QUICK.
Easy ways to fall asleep, spiritually:
Stop seeing church as a place to serve. BE SKILLED. Stop seeing the world as a mission field.
Compromise. BE FAITHFUL.
Let pride win. BE QUICK