All Things New: 21 Day DevotionalSample

Useful in the New Season

Do you believe in sharing your toothbrush? If you are like most people, the thought of sharing your toothbrush may disgust you! And certainly, most of us will never consider using our toothbrush to clean anything other than our own teeth! The toothbrush is something personal, not to be shared, and only for one purpose and one alone. 

The Bible has words for this – “set apart” or “holy”. The Word of God tells us that as followers of Christ, we are to be holy. This means He wants our lives to be set apart for His use only. In 2 Timothy 2, to do this, we must do two things – doing either one or the other is not enough. 

First, run away. Stay far away from things that can stimulate wrong desires; which are things contrary to what Jesus intends for us to think or do. Flee from youthful lusts and anything that can make us unclean.

Second, pursue. Run after righteous living, faithfulness, love and peace. Galatians 5:19-23 tells us the same idea in different words: we are to put off the works of the flesh, and then follow after the Holy Spirit and allow Him to develop His fruit in our lives.

Today let us ask God, as David did: “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.” (Psalm 51:10)

Let us ask the Holy Spirit to search us and reveal anything in our lives that does not please Him. Then let us admit our wrongs to Him and turn away from them. This opens the way for God to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). As we do that, we can expect Him to give us breakthroughs for stubborn habits, addictions, etc. 

As we allow God to cleanse our hearts, we become honourable vessels fit for the Master’s use.

Reflection

What are things around you that stir up wrong desires? Determine to put these things away today.

Ask God to search and show you areas for you to make right. Repent and ask for forgiveness and cleansing. Recommit your life to Him, to be a vessel fit for His use

Prayer

Lord, search my heart. Shine Your light into every corner of my heart, thoughts, desires, and even my possessions. Remove anything in my life that does not please You, so I can be useful for You, and give me a heart to obey You.