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Daily Bread - June 13, 2026 (The Seventh Day - Genesis 2:1-3)
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Choosing Good & Refusing Evil
Our love for God’s presence and desire to please Him should bring us to a place of choosing the good and refusing the evil (Isaiah 7:15). We must learn to make a distinction between that which is holy and that which is unclean, lest we grieve the Holy Spirit. Everyone should take warning: even though God is merciful and forgiving, to do anything other than what God has described with His holy things is to desecrate the holy and incur the wrath of God for defiling the sacred (Exodus 19:12-13, 31:14-15, 35:2; Leviticus 20:2, 24:16; Numbers 1:51, Acts 3:10,38, 15:35, 18:7; 1 Corinthians 11:27-29).
Once again, there is forgiveness with God – a complete cleansing and removal of the defilement by the blood of Jesus – but that does not change the impact it has on God. The things we choose testify of what we want, and we should want a world in which there is only righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:17-24; 2 Peter 3:13-14). When we choose good and refuse evil, we are agreeing with God’s plan for eternity. These are not small decisions with small consequences. Our choices have an impact on our future throughout eternity!
Blessings,
Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
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