Your true Identity

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18(KJV)

Yesterday, we learnt that we become what we see, so if a Pastor wants to have a church that is holy, he doesn't need to keep on giving them more rules, what he needs to do is to put before them the mirror of the Word of God. As they keep on looking into the mirror of the glory of the Lord, they will be changed into the same image.

One time the Lord spoke to me saying, “It is easy to have a holy church.” And I asked how? Then He answered saying, “I said, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.”” (John 17:17) The word sanctify in that verse is the Greek word 'hagiazo' which means to make holy. So if you want the church to be made holy, it is not going to be by rules, just keep bringing them the Word of God.

As they keep hearing the Word of God, the Word will start affecting their minds; transforming their thinking, and as a man thinketh in his heart so is he (Proverbs 23:7). When their minds are transformed, their words, their desires and their conduct will surely change.

You may be reading this today and you know you have some moral struggles that you ought not to  have as a child of God. What you need to do is to expose yourself to the ministry of the Word of God, and as you do, it will make you holy. And before long, you can't dress indecently anymore, you can't go to night clubs anymore. You will be totally changed.

This is why satan always seeks to distract you from the Word of God through condemnation. For example, someone struggling with guilt from a past wrong may find it difficult to read the Bible because of condemnation. This happens because satan knows that if you do not study the Word or listen to the Word of God anymore you are not going to get cleansed. Jesus said in John 15:3, “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”  So, no Word, no cleansing. Therefore I encourage you to get to the Word and let it cleanse your mind and your spirit from all filth.

PRAYER
Dear Father I thank you for the ministry of your Word in my life, I ask that your Word will purify and cleanse my heart from all filth and condemnation, renewing my mind and producing in me what it talks about in Jesus Name. Amen.

For further study read:
Romans 12:1-2, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Ephesians 4:22-24

DOING THE WORD
Renew your mind with the Word of God.