I was once again listen to Chuck on my way into work this morning. He wasn't talking about sanctification per se, but it got me thinking about our sensitivity to sin. He was actually speaking on the Lordship of Christ in our lives. He was quoting another author (sorry I didn't catch who it was). This person was talking about Christ as an invited house guest and the house is our daily life. We invite Christ into our lives, but we often only invite Him into certain rooms of our house. Don't look in the closet, I have things in there you shouldn't see, or I am not ready to relinquish to your control Lord.
The "hidden" closets that we cling to reminded me of the sanctification process and hwo we become more sensitive to sin as we remove it from our lives. I thought of an analogy that I though illustrated the process quite well. When we were unsaved we lived in a garbage dump, and we didn't pay any attention to all the clutter (sin) around us. But after Christ stepped into our lives, he had us start on clearing out the junk in our lives that we don't need. After we clear away all the garbage, we now have a place to live in that looks more like a home. But we notice that we have dirt all over the floor. So we get out the broom and the mop and we sweep away the dirt and mop up the stuff we can see. So now we have a clean house to live in, but that kitchen counter isn't sanitary is it? I'd better get out the disinfectant before I prepare the meal.
I thought about extended that analogy to a laboratory and how clean that has to be, but I guess you get the point. Chirst's standard is perfection, and He won't stop working on us until He is satisfied.
So here I am Lord in my cluttered room Lord, where do I start? Do I need a swab, a mop or a bulldozer?
The "hidden" closets that we cling to reminded me of the sanctification process and hwo we become more sensitive to sin as we remove it from our lives. I thought of an analogy that I though illustrated the process quite well. When we were unsaved we lived in a garbage dump, and we didn't pay any attention to all the clutter (sin) around us. But after Christ stepped into our lives, he had us start on clearing out the junk in our lives that we don't need. After we clear away all the garbage, we now have a place to live in that looks more like a home. But we notice that we have dirt all over the floor. So we get out the broom and the mop and we sweep away the dirt and mop up the stuff we can see. So now we have a clean house to live in, but that kitchen counter isn't sanitary is it? I'd better get out the disinfectant before I prepare the meal.
I thought about extended that analogy to a laboratory and how clean that has to be, but I guess you get the point. Chirst's standard is perfection, and He won't stop working on us until He is satisfied.
So here I am Lord in my cluttered room Lord, where do I start? Do I need a swab, a mop or a bulldozer?
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