CLEANSE MY HOME FROM ALL IMPURITIES! - Part 2
“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.†Joshua 24:14-15
In the Old Testament, God told Moses and Joshua to take the Israelites to the Promised Land, He warned them there were other false gods in different countries that they traveled through. Over and over again, God's people were told to not make any idols or worship any other gods. In our society you may have been tempted to worship other religions or false gods. Today let me share some of my personal experiences with you and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any areas where you may want to cleanse impurities from your heart.
After I had my own personal Damascus Road experience with the Lord, I started praying and asking the Lord to teach me everything I needed to know. I started reading the Bible and the more I read, the more I learned about the power of God. I also read many books about prayer and the power of God.
I asked the Lord to remove all the strife and anger that was in our home and replace it with His peace. That is when the Lord revealed to me to dedicate my home and every room in it with oil to the Lord. I then asked Him to show me if there was anything not of the Lord in the house that needed to be removed and I would cleanse our home from any and all ungodly items or idols. My faithful Lord reminded me of an incident many years before.
There was a time in our life when Bob and I were going to church every week, seeking to grow in the Lord, but our unchurched friends or co-workers came into our home. When I was pregnant with our first son, Tim, a friend brought in an Ouija board to see if I was going to have a boy or a girl. How deceived and gullible I was thinking that it was all right to do that. As I recall now, the Lord was saying, “No, don’t do it,†but I did not want to be bold and stand up and say this was wrong in my faith. I later learned that I was opening doors to the enemy.
The Lord then reminded me that Ouija board was still up in a closet in one of our children's bedrooms. May I challenge you that you may need to do some housekeeping in your own home. Have you dedicated your home to serve the Lord? Have you anointed your home and each room to remove anything that is not of the Lord? You can pray a prayer asking the Lord to cleanse your home, closing all doors that the enemy has opened up by adultery, anger, strife, bitterness, unforgiveness, lack of unconditional love and other sins that have been going on in your home by your absence of spiritual knowledge.
Now that I shared from my past, may I pry into your life? Have you ever gone to a palm reader, doing tarot cards or fortune telling? You need to know that opens the door to the enemy. This devotional may be for only one person, but I am taking you back to my days in standing and am showing you what the Lord did in preparing me for my husband's return. Ask your Lord to remind you and bring back areas to your remembrance to be cleansed.
For example, when I was a teenager I had a girlfriend who had me go with her and some friends to Yoga. I was looking to find happiness and to be accepted by a group of girls. I did not know better. But I did after I went in to the first meeting. I took the book home, read parts of it and knew it was wrong for me as a believer. Yoga postures originated as offerings to Hindu gods. In Yoga, you are instructed to empty your mind so you can focus, but the Bible says our minds should be transformed. There is nothing wrong with exercise, stretching or breathing exercises but I was not comfortable incorporating these things into an exercise program that is focused on worship to a god other than the one true God of the Bible.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
You may have taken part in something and thought it was just a game that you have played. Beware! The enemy wants to deceive you and your children as they grow up. Neil Anderson, author of many books about spiritual freedom, states, “You must renounce any activity or group which denies Jesus Christ or offers guidance through any source other than the absolute authority of the Bible.â€
Lord, what areas have I opened myself up to the enemy? Lord, I want You to cleanse my spiritual body and my physical home from all my impurities and remove any ungodly items, or idols that I have put before You in my life. Lord, I dedicate my home and every room to be a sanctuary of Your Presence. I thank and praise Your holy Name in creating in me a pure heart. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
I had to repent as I had let my children and my career become an idol that I put before God and my husband for a season. You may need to repent for something like that or another sin like an uncontrolled tongue. After that night at church, the Lord starting changing my whole life as I read His Word. Your life will also be transformed. Now pray for a heart transformation for your beloved spouse.
Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:23-24
Another area that happened to me personally was when Bob went to Guatemala for a vacation while we were divorced. He brought back many souvenirs for the children. One was a carved piece of wood which looked like a god with a strange face. I prayed about it being in the house and then I threw it away. Yes, Bob was surprised. I explained briefly and Bob thought I went to an extreme. But I was praying for a miracle of marriage restoration and I did not want to take a chance on the enemy’s tricks or schemes. I have been transparent to give you a few ideas to get you started. Ask and seek the Lord. God does speak and He will reveal to you other things you need to do.
As you anoint and dedicate each room to the Lord, remember to pray in your children’s rooms. Pray for God’s blessings on your children and their future. As your children get older they will have friends give them different music or videos that are totally of the world and some are evil. Listen to the words. Always talk to your children if the Lord reveals something to you. Your child/children many not know the Lord yet and you have to pray about how to explain your rules for their benefit. Also, pray about all the media devices and technology and ask the Lord how to handle everything according to the Lord’s way and not the world’s way.
I prayed and asked the Lord to reveal anything that was not of Him or that I had done wrong in my life, to bring it to my remembrance. The amazing thing is that the Lord reminded me of different things I had done. God wanted me to be cleansed of all my impurities and close all doors to the enemy coming into my life. I confessed them as sin and my lack of knowledge at that time and repented to the Lord. The Lord was throwing away a lot of toxic waste that had been in the basement and in the attic of my heart for a long time.
I want you to be ready for your beloved spouse to come home and for you to have freedom and victory in your life through Jesus Christ right now while you are waiting, standing, and praying for your marriage! You do not have to be depressed or oppressed all the time. God can give you the joy of the Lord and peace while you are waiting for your spouse's return.
Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Psalm 28:6-8
You will sense a peace in your home that will amaze you after you have cleansed your house. Now go clean your spiritual home and your physical home! Your Lord will be with you all the way!
Click here to read Part 1 of this devotional.
God bless,
Charlyne Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.
“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.†Joshua 24:14-15
In the Old Testament, God told Moses and Joshua to take the Israelites to the Promised Land, He warned them there were other false gods in different countries that they traveled through. Over and over again, God's people were told to not make any idols or worship any other gods. In our society you may have been tempted to worship other religions or false gods. Today let me share some of my personal experiences with you and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any areas where you may want to cleanse impurities from your heart.
After I had my own personal Damascus Road experience with the Lord, I started praying and asking the Lord to teach me everything I needed to know. I started reading the Bible and the more I read, the more I learned about the power of God. I also read many books about prayer and the power of God.
I asked the Lord to remove all the strife and anger that was in our home and replace it with His peace. That is when the Lord revealed to me to dedicate my home and every room in it with oil to the Lord. I then asked Him to show me if there was anything not of the Lord in the house that needed to be removed and I would cleanse our home from any and all ungodly items or idols. My faithful Lord reminded me of an incident many years before.
There was a time in our life when Bob and I were going to church every week, seeking to grow in the Lord, but our unchurched friends or co-workers came into our home. When I was pregnant with our first son, Tim, a friend brought in an Ouija board to see if I was going to have a boy or a girl. How deceived and gullible I was thinking that it was all right to do that. As I recall now, the Lord was saying, “No, don’t do it,†but I did not want to be bold and stand up and say this was wrong in my faith. I later learned that I was opening doors to the enemy.
The Lord then reminded me that Ouija board was still up in a closet in one of our children's bedrooms. May I challenge you that you may need to do some housekeeping in your own home. Have you dedicated your home to serve the Lord? Have you anointed your home and each room to remove anything that is not of the Lord? You can pray a prayer asking the Lord to cleanse your home, closing all doors that the enemy has opened up by adultery, anger, strife, bitterness, unforgiveness, lack of unconditional love and other sins that have been going on in your home by your absence of spiritual knowledge.
Now that I shared from my past, may I pry into your life? Have you ever gone to a palm reader, doing tarot cards or fortune telling? You need to know that opens the door to the enemy. This devotional may be for only one person, but I am taking you back to my days in standing and am showing you what the Lord did in preparing me for my husband's return. Ask your Lord to remind you and bring back areas to your remembrance to be cleansed.
For example, when I was a teenager I had a girlfriend who had me go with her and some friends to Yoga. I was looking to find happiness and to be accepted by a group of girls. I did not know better. But I did after I went in to the first meeting. I took the book home, read parts of it and knew it was wrong for me as a believer. Yoga postures originated as offerings to Hindu gods. In Yoga, you are instructed to empty your mind so you can focus, but the Bible says our minds should be transformed. There is nothing wrong with exercise, stretching or breathing exercises but I was not comfortable incorporating these things into an exercise program that is focused on worship to a god other than the one true God of the Bible.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2
You may have taken part in something and thought it was just a game that you have played. Beware! The enemy wants to deceive you and your children as they grow up. Neil Anderson, author of many books about spiritual freedom, states, “You must renounce any activity or group which denies Jesus Christ or offers guidance through any source other than the absolute authority of the Bible.â€
Lord, what areas have I opened myself up to the enemy? Lord, I want You to cleanse my spiritual body and my physical home from all my impurities and remove any ungodly items, or idols that I have put before You in my life. Lord, I dedicate my home and every room to be a sanctuary of Your Presence. I thank and praise Your holy Name in creating in me a pure heart. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
I had to repent as I had let my children and my career become an idol that I put before God and my husband for a season. You may need to repent for something like that or another sin like an uncontrolled tongue. After that night at church, the Lord starting changing my whole life as I read His Word. Your life will also be transformed. Now pray for a heart transformation for your beloved spouse.
Be careful not to forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the LORD your God has forbidden. For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Deuteronomy 4:23-24
Another area that happened to me personally was when Bob went to Guatemala for a vacation while we were divorced. He brought back many souvenirs for the children. One was a carved piece of wood which looked like a god with a strange face. I prayed about it being in the house and then I threw it away. Yes, Bob was surprised. I explained briefly and Bob thought I went to an extreme. But I was praying for a miracle of marriage restoration and I did not want to take a chance on the enemy’s tricks or schemes. I have been transparent to give you a few ideas to get you started. Ask and seek the Lord. God does speak and He will reveal to you other things you need to do.
As you anoint and dedicate each room to the Lord, remember to pray in your children’s rooms. Pray for God’s blessings on your children and their future. As your children get older they will have friends give them different music or videos that are totally of the world and some are evil. Listen to the words. Always talk to your children if the Lord reveals something to you. Your child/children many not know the Lord yet and you have to pray about how to explain your rules for their benefit. Also, pray about all the media devices and technology and ask the Lord how to handle everything according to the Lord’s way and not the world’s way.
I prayed and asked the Lord to reveal anything that was not of Him or that I had done wrong in my life, to bring it to my remembrance. The amazing thing is that the Lord reminded me of different things I had done. God wanted me to be cleansed of all my impurities and close all doors to the enemy coming into my life. I confessed them as sin and my lack of knowledge at that time and repented to the Lord. The Lord was throwing away a lot of toxic waste that had been in the basement and in the attic of my heart for a long time.
I want you to be ready for your beloved spouse to come home and for you to have freedom and victory in your life through Jesus Christ right now while you are waiting, standing, and praying for your marriage! You do not have to be depressed or oppressed all the time. God can give you the joy of the Lord and peace while you are waiting for your spouse's return.
Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Psalm 28:6-8
You will sense a peace in your home that will amaze you after you have cleansed your house. Now go clean your spiritual home and your physical home! Your Lord will be with you all the way!
Click here to read Part 1 of this devotional.
God bless,
Charlyne Steinkamp
Rejoice Marriage Ministries, Inc.
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