Purified By Fire

Purified

What does that mean

what does it mean to be purified

Definition means to have contaminants removed

to be cleansed

to make something pure

to make something free from anything that debases or pollutes something.

James 4:8 ESV

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

1 John 1:7 ESV

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 3:2–3 ESV

Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

1 john 3

John 3:16 ESV

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

he sent his one and only son

one who had not sin and knew no sin

he didnt have sin and become sin

God sending his son (tanner)

See he sent his son to become sin so that we could live

he sent his son so that we could be purified

the blood of Jesus cleaned us of our sins

he was beaten

cussed at

and the shed of his blood purified us

Adam and Eve eat of the fruit

see the first thing that they did was run

what a lot of us do when we sin or get in trouble right?

we run and hide

but really

they are doing, what we are doing is running from our creator

alot like we do when we run from our parents

Story of me as a child hiding from my mom when i got in trouble

see the there is only one problem

you are trying to hide from the creator of the universe

the omnicient

the omnipotent

the omnipresent God

the one who everywhere and everything at one time

Do you get it?

I do?

they were ashamed

a lot like i was when my mom was mad at me

they were embarrassed

but again

really

is hiding their shame even possible?

And as creator he had all the right to destroy his creation

So it made me think of my daughter the profectionist

and when a she is drawing and it doesnt turn out the way that she wants it, she tears it up and starts over again

she gets frustrated and she tears it up

do you ever wonder if god ever gets frustrated with his creation

or if you like me do you ever wonder if he is ever watching us like my wife watches a lifetime movie

see and god had all right

he had created it

he had all right to destroy it

but he didnt make a mistake

so he didnt

I recently used this to explain gods grace

but as i began to look at it further i saw the perfection of his love within the story as well.

i mean they hid themselves

and they covered themselves in leaves

a lot of theologians say that immediately the moment that they ate of the of the fruit that they knew that they were naked and wanted to clothe themselves because they were ashamed

But see what i think is that they were ashamed and they were trying to hide their sin

see just like when i disappointed my mom i went and hid

and that is the same thing that i believe happened here

And so in his perfect wisdom God knew what to do

he had a plan

He killed an animal and clothed them

but it wasnt the skins of an animal that saved them

but the shedding of the blood that purified them

and if you are curious, here is where you see the beginning of blood sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins

so hear me, it was not the physical thing, the blood the obedience of such that made god smile

And it is all throug the OT that you see the shedding of blood for the atonement of ones sins

The purification of blood

they didnt have what we have today

? what do we have today that they didnt have then?

But the shedding of blood was used in the act of ones purification

so again understand that it wasnt the blood but the obedience of the act

and it was in the NT that God gave his son, the ultimate sacrifice

and the ultimate shed of blood took place in order to purify of us our sins

And god knew that the mere shedding of blood did not have the power and authority to purify hsi creation

but he knew that if he sent his son down as the sacrificial lamb that he could reinitiate his power plan

That we could not just live righteous and that our desire for perfection and righteousness would not do

Righteousness (how it was told to me)

James 1:2 ESV

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

For this perfecting is a way of purification

as you cannot be perfect and without blemish

i mean it is humanly impossible

DID YOU CATCH THAT?

But if we perfect the traits of our trials

faith to virtue

virtue to knowledge

knowledge to self control

self control with steadfastness

steadfastness to godliness

godliness with brotherly affection

charity and love

For it is these qualities that as they are exercised and perfected, purified

that they never fail

dont believe me?

read it for yourself

its in YOUR bible

for it is within the process in which perfection causes ones calling to be elect

Ephesians 4:26 ESV

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

for it is that within this process

within this perfection

that the purification takes place

it is within this process that a metamorphosis takes place

the process of the caterpillar

see it is very interesting

the caterpillar knows what time it is

they know when it is time to grow up

and so when it is time

they create an egg

a shelter

a protection

one thing that i didnt know was that if you look close to the egg that you can see the caterpillar growing inside

does that sound at all familiar

because as we go through our crap, alot of it is public and people can look right on into our lives

its a lot like our everyday loves

we see the trials and tribulations of our lives

we live many of them publically

so it is when you look close that you will watch the forming and growth of a thing

a lot like our everyday lives

but there is a stage in the egg in which the caterpillar is completely disolved into a soup and basically recreated

it is within this that a change takes place

then at sometime the caterpillar knows when it is time to emerge

now he doesnt just decide its time and comes out but there is force and fighting to get out of his long overdue home

and the now butterfly is not perfect

but a perfecting has taken place

and it is within this soup that a purification process happens

and admit it,

a lot of times we feel like we are or have been in the soup

well let me remind you and enforce in you that within that soup a purification is taking place

-and a lot of tikes we feel like that

but we are being purified

and in

The father sent his son to complete the purification process

Titus 2:14 ESV

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Hebrews 2:13 ESV

And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”

Daniel 12:10 ESV

Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

see when adam sinned he created a chain reaction

a chain reaction that created a sin nature for God’s creation

you and me

we were born with a sin nature

But see God had a plan

an action plan

and in this plan he sent his osne

one who knew no sin to become sin so that we could live

to live in and learn what we learned so that we would walk in his foot steps as he walked without blemish

1 Peter 2:21 ESV

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

and it was within this sacrfice

the shedding of his blood

and the death on the cross

in which we were purified

leading to a continuous systematic of blood shed

And today, all you have to do is accept him

honor him

and revere him

for he paid a price for you

And in that he marked and sealed you

he bought you into his family and called you son

as if he took a branding iron and sealed you

as his son

as his daughter

thus his son Jesus paid the price for your purification

YOU ARE TRIED BY FIRE

Numbers 6:24–26 AMP

The Lord bless you and watch, guard, and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; The Lord lift up His [approving] countenance upon you and give you peace (tranquility of heart and life continually).

NUM

Tithe:

Father, bless the tithe and the offering to expand your kingdom here on earth. And Bless the tither as he gives of his first fruits and offerings as you have promised in your word.