Do Not Practice . . .

 

Be careful of
the footsteps

in which you
follow

that they lead
to Me

and not to
sorrow.

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Lord, I desire to always follow You.

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“For the land has become defiled; therefore I have brought its punishment upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.”

“So keep My command and do not practice any of the repulsive customs which have been practiced before you, so as not to defile yourselves by them; I am the LORD your God.”

Leviticus 18:25,30 AMP

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All Or Nothing

“To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.”  Titus 1:15

I live with someone pure and it’s a tremendous blessing.

Lord, thank You for purifying us more and more so that we can see only You.  And here’s a simple poem . . .

The Pure

source – findingmygroove.com

To the pure
all things are pure

deeply etched and
completely sure

mind, heart and soul
undefiled

seeking and seeing Jesus
mile after mile.

Undefiled

“Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover.” John 18:28

They were not defiled for taking the Lamb to be sacrificed.

Lord, I desire to embrace the role each one had in Your crucifixion . . .and how it had to be that way. And here’s a simple poem . . .

Embrace It All

How can I blame someone else
for You crucified

when it was the Father’s will
and already prophesied

better to embrace it all
as You did that day

choosing to die and save the world
You gave Your life away.

Outside the Camp

“You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps in the midst of which I dwell.” Numbers 5:3

I remember being isolated and defiled by my sin.

Thank You, Jesus, for hanging on a cross outside the camp for me. And here’s a simple poem . . .

The Way In

Shut out, put away
defiled through and through
I didn’t know the way in
to be close to You.

So You met me where I was
there in the dark alone
and brought me into Your light
calling me Your own.