Spiritual Antiseptic

Philippians 2:14-16  Do all things without murmurings and disputings:  That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Be a breath of fresh air for someone today...Perhaps even to yourself.  I don't know about you, but sometimes my attitude smells like last week's halitosis.  I need a good brushing up and cleaning of God's Listerine.  Yea, in times of which is described above I need an antiseptic.  And, there is no more powerful antiseptic than a good dose of the Holy Ghost!

This world is filthy, but if we shine brightly as Christ would desire us to, then just maybe our brightness would blind, take away, drown out, the chaos and filth around us.  At least to the point that it's not contaminating our spirit.  The Holy Ghost provides this.  We should never allow our self to add to the mess, the chaos.  We being the salt of the earth should be able to provide an unmistakeable flavoring (salt can be a good cleaning agent as well).  Our light so shining that it provides people, those individuals within the church and without, a glimpse of good living and of the living God!  By our word and action we need to carry the light of this glorious message into this dark world...where there seems to be no light of day...so that God has good cause to be proud of us on the day of His return.  Let us go into the world in-corrupted by self, bad attitude, misgivings, or our murmurings.  Let us do everything readily and cheerfully..no bickering, no second-guessing allowed!  Let's be a breath of fresh air in this polluted society.

How 'bout it?

Be living proof that our spiritual ancestors didn't go to all the labor they went through for naught!  Especially Jesus Christ.  His presence is joy unspeakable and full of glory.  That thought alone puts a smile on my face right now!

If you need to, feel free to come join me...I'm headed to the spiritual medicine cabinet, gonna grab me some mouthwash so I can smile brightly and be able to say 'a word in season' to someone today.

Psalm 51:7-10  Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean.  Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.  Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.  Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. (ASV)

**As time permits I have been going through old writings.  So as to let go of some of my "paper weight" I will be posting some of those here**  Today's post was originally written November 28, 2011.