Purify

SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 16:6 NASB By mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing, And by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil.

NUGGET
For a season in my life, I asked the Lord to help me understand the “fear of the Lord” (or “reverential awe”) and began to study it out. I discovered something on the journey....the more I understood the fear of the Lord, the more unthinkable sin became to me. It’s not that I was afraid of His judgement. I knew I was washed by the blood of Jesus. It’s that, the more aware of His holiness I became, the more clear my own sin became in contrast. And I wanted to be clean before Him. Having a heightened awareness of His holiness naturally compels us to “keep away” from sin.

ACTIVATION
Sin creeps into our lives so easily and can take hold if we’re not careful. If there is a ‘secret sin’ you’ve been having trouble shaking off, dive into scriptures about the ‘fear of the Lord’ and ask Him for His help.

PRAYER
God, I thank you for the blood of Jesus because I know that no one can stand in Your presence without it. Help me to more fully understand what it means to have “reverential awe” of You as you purify my heart.

Devo by Leah Paschall
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