Dear Young Christian:
When the Lord Jesus was praying to His Father one of the things He asked for concerning His disciples was, “Sanctify them through Thy truth: Thy word is truth” (John 17:17). His desire for those who belonged to Him was that they should be separate from the defilement of this world. Hebrews 10:10 describes our spiritual position because of the work of Calvary. “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” But the Lord’s request in John is referring to daily separation in the everyday details of life. We can do that through reading the Scriptures. When you pour water through a sieve, even though it doesn’t retain anything, at least the sieve is cleaned. In the same way you can clean your mind and heart with the Word of God.
Make it your habit this week, and every week for that matter, to read your Bible on a daily basis. Let it have its cleansing affect, referred to as “The washing of water by the Word.” (Ephesians 5:26).
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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