1 Cor 5:7:
Purge out therefore the old leaven that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: (KJV)
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ in this passage of scripture is speaking to the people of Corinth giving them instruction on the matter of cleansing themselves. Derived from the Jewish tradition of searching their houses diligently for old leaven to throw it out, sweeping their house clean. The time for the Passover had come. It was unlawful for those celebrating the Passover to partake in unleavened bread. If they were to do so they would be considered unclean and unworthy.
Looking at our own lives what do we see? Is our heart filled with dough of the world? Are we letting the world bake their thoughts, ideas, and attitudes inside us, our are we letting the word of God and the work of the kingdom settle inside?
We need to allow the word of God to sweep out all the impure thoughts from our mind. We must let the blood of Jesus cast out the weights of sin from our lives. It is essential that our hearts are keep pure through daily prayer, that we might be found in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Ps 139:23-24:
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (KJV)
Ryan A. Denard
