Polished and Ready

I Thessalonians 4:7 says, "For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life." This scripture reminds me that I can't live my life, and it be pleasing to God, without living it with Him.

The Message Bible reads this way - "God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful-as beautiful on the inside as the outside." The word unkempt used in the Message paraphrase of this scripture is intriguing to me. There are several definitions of this word such as: (1) not combed: example:unkempt hair, (2) uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy: example:unkempt clothes; an unkempt lawn. (3) unpolished; rough; crude.


When I look at these definitions and compare them to how I'm supposed to be living for the Lord, holy and beautiful, I find some areas in my walk with the Lord that are "not combed", "uncared-for", "neglected", "unpolished", and "rough". Every day of our lives we are to be pleasing to the Lord in our walk, talk, thoughts, actions, etc... How can I live a holy life if I'm leaving some things uncared for in my life. If my prayer life isn't where it needs to be, then I've neglected the talks with God that's going to be needed to polish the rough edges in my life.

Lord help me today to live holy and accepted to you! Help me not to neglect the things in my life that will bring glory and honor to You. Cause me to be polished and ready for Your work today so that someone else may see the fruit of Your Spirit and want to live a life that's holy and beautiful to You.

God Bless you today!