Exodus 10:1-29; Psalms 42:1-43:5; Acts 4:32-5:11
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 NKJV
In 1780, a shipwreck brought rats to an Alaskan island, silencing its bird population for over two centuries. In 2007, they were eradicated and the birds returned. Likewise, our hearts can become overrun with earthly influences and sins that drown out our testimony. Our verse urges us to “put to death” these invaders. Just as the island needed cleansing, so do our hearts, making them a dwelling place for His Word. When we purge the flesh, we become renewed, singing habitats for the Lord. —Hanniel Ghezzi
So give us clean hands, and give us pure hearts,
Let us not lift our souls to another. —Chris Tomlin