The Comeback Kids (2 Chronicles 15:1-15)

“It began with the purifying process of removing the filth from their lives. Not just a statue or two. This refers to all sorts of revolting or disgusting things from a religious standpoint. They didn’t just give holiness lip service or do a symbolic clean up project. They covered every area of the land. And they removed what needed removal, even when it was very hard and personally costly. Asa had to even remove his own grandmother from her position because of her idolatry.

If you’re a Christian, you’re saved. Your sins have been forgiven. But that does not mean our lives don’t need purifying. God sanctifies us day by day. Cleansing our minds, cleansing our desires, burning off the dross. We still deal with a sin nature within us and a sin soaked world around us.

Jesus described it as someone who has been washed, but whose feet pick up impurities as they move through life. I need sanctification. You do too. The Lord wants to deal with the many issues we have which have been contaminated by sin. Shaping our hearts and lives in righteousness.”