MAINTAINING PURITY BY PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. – Luke 9:29
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:  The light of God’s countenance is a cleanser of man’s conscience.  
 
Our God is the God of purity and perfection. The book of Matthew 5:48 says, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”.
 
God created us in His image and expects us to be holy like Him. And one way to be holy like God is to maintain an association with Him through prayer. 
 
Prayer keeps you from sin and sin keeps you from prayer. It is not easy to pray when you know that you have violated the principles of God. That is why sin keeps you from prayer and prayer keeps you from sin. 
 
From our anchor Scripture, we understand that as Jesus prayed, His garment was white and glistering. Prayer, therefore, purifies. 
 
The light of God’s countenance which we encounter at the place of prayer is a cleanser of the conscience of man.
 
Whenever you pray, the countenance of God’s Presence purifies your life as we see in the Book of Isaiah Chapter Six.
 
Beloved, I counsel you to company with God in the place of prayer.
 
Remember this: The light of God’s countenance is a cleanser of man’s conscience.  
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1.Desist from every form of impurity and filthy living.
2.Pray constantly to purify your life.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, I ask for the grace to abide in Your Presence always for the purification of my life and destiny in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER.
 
QUOTE: Prayer is a basic necessity because it establishes a contact between your life and God. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
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DAILY READING: Judges 21:1 to Ruth 1:22, John 4:4 to 42, Psalms 105:1 to 15, Proverbs 14: 25