Re:Verse reading–1 Corinthians 5 (day two)
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough? vs. 6
One of my collegiate choir directors was always fond of saying “You’ve got to clean out the cage before anyone can enjoy the bird!” In terms of music he was saying that you must sing in tune before what your are saying or singing can truly be appreciated. You can have the most incredible text, or lovely melody line, but if you are out of tune – no one cares.
Our sin is like that too. It often gets in the way of any good that we are called to do. If we continue, unrepentant, our sin will derail even the best motive. Are you hoping that doing a good thing will make up for the sin that you are reluctant to release? It will never work that way. Clean the cage, and let the beauty of God shine.
I am sure we all will enjoy a clean house than a messy house! It is a good practice to see what we have and remove what can be contagious or can create bad or negative influence.
We all enjoy clean air in general for sure and breathe better in a cleaned house!!