Willing To Be Purged?
Last night our church’s them was reveal. “Fit for the Master’s Use” - it is taken from 2 Timothy 2:21 “If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.”
1. There is going to have to be a purging process.
Just as a runner is preparing for a race, he has to purge or cleans out his body. The food that is eaten will be used to fuel the preparation for the big race.
a. Purging To Be Clean
Psalms 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
Hebrews 9:14 “How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
· In 2 Timothy 2.21, the purging that is taking place is the removal of the things from this world that is in my life, so that I can be a clean vessel for the Lord.
b. Purging To Grow
John 15:2 “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”
· When someone what to get fit, there is breaking down of the body. This breaking down is to allow growth. If someone lifts a barbell, the muscle fibers tears slightly because of the weight. With proper rest and nutrition the muscle repairs itself with more muscle fibers, which we see as muscle growth.
There are some results that we get by purging ourselves.
1. We will be a vessel unto honour ~ A vessel that has some value.
2. We will be sanctified ~ To make Holy, or set apart (Having Separation)
3. Meet for the Master’s use ~ Useful and profitable for the Master’s
a. (Spiritually On Call – As soldier is for the Army!)
4. Prepared unto every good work ~ Ready to do the good work that the Master has for you. (Ephesians 2.10)
1 comment:
What a great yearly theme.
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