Empty Yourself

What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God... (1Corinthians 6:19).

If you had two identical containers, but one was filled with gravel and sand and the other was empty, which would hold the most water? The empty one, of course. The same is true for us in our journey of faith. We need to empty ourselves so we can be filled with God's Spirit. If we hold onto our old selves, the Holy Spirit won't have as much room to work.

And he said unto them. Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth (Luke 12:15).

Too many Christians want to hold onto bits and pieces of their old values - selfishness, worldliness, greediness, obsessions, materialism, success and recognition, etc. Instead, we need to turn our focus on God, work to glorify Him, and make Christ known to the world in love. When we do, we will be storing up treasures in heaven where they will last forever.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost (Romans 15:13).

The best way to get rid of the gravel and silt in our lives is to ask the Holy Spirit to help us clean house, but we need to be willing and to give Him free rein. We need to want to change and to surrender. Once we're free of the unneeded debris, there will be plenty of room for the living water Christ talks about. Oh, joyous day!

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