Solemn Assembly #6

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March 25, 2013

"Solemn Assembly Day #6"

Scripture Reading:
1 Peter 1:15-16 (HCSB)   But as the One who called you  is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

Devotional Reading:

That’s what consecration is all about: becoming holy, clean, pure, and righteous like God. Paul said, “Those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son”. God wants you to be holy as Christ is holy. Consecrate yourself by putting away everything that is unholy or even questionable.  Ask God’s Holy Spirit to convict you of any unholy or questionable activities or attitudes that need to change. If He reveals something, agree with Him about your sin and repent (quit doing it; change your ways).

Put away lust and impurities of the mind.

Put away all forms of sexual immorality.

Put away lying, filthy language, slander, or hurtful words.

Put away anger, rage, malice, prejudice, and racism.

Put away sinful attitudes and behaviors that are not like Christ.

Some of these sinful patterns may seem impossible to put away. But Jesus Christ won victory over sin by His death and resurrection. You can ask God to help you live in the reality of Romans 6, which teaches that we have died to sin. We have been set free from sin and the power of sin.   In Genesis 35 God invited Jacob to a time of worship. This would be a time of sacred assembly for Jacob’s family, so Jacob prepared them:  Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. We must get up and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to the God who answered me in my day of distress. ...” If we are not very careful, we can be influenced by the standards of the people and culture around us just as Jacob’s family had been. We may tolerate or even embrace and endorse things that are impure, unholy, profane, unclean, or even wicked and evil. Over time our homes may be filled with such impurities. Take time to consecrate your home. 

Keep the Son in your eyes,
Pastor Ben J Lahay

Galatians 2:20