Trying to be squeaky clean like Jesus!

This narrative deals with impropriety which covers a wide range of sinful conditions. The world today condones almost any behavior. The attitude is anything goes!

We have been born with an inner nature to defy God and live for self. This impropriety distances a human being from God.

The idea of trying to be squeaky clean will never work. Don’t even try. You will just create an artificial personality and a superior attitude towards others.

The natural man can never overcome sin regardless of how hard he tries to be clean. 

Jesus does not want you to attempt to change for the better with self discipline techniques because He knows they will fail.

Jesus teaches we are to be righteous people and powerful lights for Him.

So how we get from our natural life at birth to wearing a crown of glory.

To understand this we have to examine the death of Jesus on the Cross. He died so you can be “born again” with a new identity and transformed into the character of Jesus.

The decision for Jesus causes a man to die to self and live for Jesus. He becomes a new creature in Christ and old things fade away and are replaced by new things.

The believer thinks differently, has a new set of moral values, and a spiritual perspective on life. The world becomes less important to him as he matures into a Christ follower.

This does not happen through human ability or discipline. God seals a believer with the Holy Spirit. He is the life of Jesus and does the work of sanctification in a believer.

The believer just needs to have an open heart to change and a willingness to submit to the authority of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit will teach, correct and transform the believer into the character of Jesus.

Commit your works each day to Jesus and yield to the authority of the Holy Spirit. This will give you intimate contact with Jesus and build a life of faith and obedience.

Ask Jesus each day to reveal anything you are thinking or doing that grieves the Holy Spirit. This is your safety belt in walking with Jesus.

Concentrate on Jesus through prayer, reading the Bible and listening for His voice.

Develop these spiritual disciplines and you will hear Jesus say “Well done good and faithful servant”!