The Word for Today

by Bob and Debby Gass

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‘…Wash your hands, you sinners…’ James 4:8 NIV

James continues, ‘Wash your hands, you sinners.‘ The moment you ‘come near to God,’ you become aware of your condition. Notice, God doesn’t demand you wash your hands before He will respond to you! All your attempts at selfimprovement won’t work. Why? Because His grace is the only basis on which He can relate to you (Ephesians 2:89). God points to your defeat zones not to condemn you, but to cleanse you. He knows that dirty hands enable Satan to accuse you before Him so He tells you to wash your hands, ‘and do not give the devil a foothold.’ (Ephesians 4:27 NIV) Once you’ve confessed your sins and been cleansed, you can look Satan in the eye and say, ‘No ground; not even a millimetre!’ James continues, ‘…Purify your hearts, you doubleminded.’ (James 4:8 NIV) Your heart is like a hard drive; it’s where you store things. ‘It is with your heart that you believe…’ (Romans 10:10 NIV) Your heart generates and stores your beliefs, constructive and destructive. Once you form a belief you begin to live it out. Add to this your doublemindedness – you know what’s wrong, yet think you can get away with it. How can you overcome the enemy with a heart full of wrong beliefs and a double mind? Through ‘turning over a new leaf’? No, you must get down before God and say, ‘Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a steadfast spirit within me.’ (Psalm 51:10 NKJV) When you pray that way, God will cleanse you, clothe you with power, and cause you to walk in victory.

SoulFood: Hos 6-10, Matt 26:47-56, Ps 116:12-19, Pr 8:10-13

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright 2012

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