Today, I spent my day removing wallpaper from the walls in a room at my job. In removing wallpaper, I have learned that there is easy wallpaper and hard wallpaper. I have seen wallpaper that is practically impossible to remove without destroying the walls and I have removed wallpaper that was already falling of the walls.
No matter what type of wallpaper you encounter there is still a few things you have to do for the walls to be ready for painting. First, you have to remove the wallpaper. Second, you have to make sure all the backing is off the wall. Third, you have to make sure you have removed all the glue. Fourth, you have to fix any holes, scrapes, or tears you might have made in the process of removing the paper. Finally, you are able to prime and paint the walls to give them new life, color, and a whole new personality in your room.
As I thought about this extensive process involved in removing the wallpaper at my job, I thought about how these steps could also apply to removing sin from our lives. First, we have to identify the sin in our lives that needs to be removed. Second, we have to ask forgiveness for the sin in our lives. Third, we need to ask the Lord to identify the many ways the sin has infiltrated our lives. Fourth, we need to allow Jesus to heal the areas of our heart that has been damaged by the sin. Finally, Jesus is able to take our hearts and revive them in Him bringing them to new life, passion, and praise for Him throughout our daily lives.
Here are some verses supporting the steps necessary to remove sin from your life:
1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Philippians 1:6, "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
Romans 12:2, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
Acts 3:19-21, "Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago."
Blessings,
Greg
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