The Threshing Floor...of Repentance

I've been spending some much needed time in prayer today and just sensing the contriteness and repentance that's been coming over the leadership and people of Victory Christian Center as of late. It's powerful and goes so deep.

While I was spending time on the threshing floor of repentance that Lord stirred me up in my prayer that story of Jesus talking to His disciples about what makes a man unclean (Matthew 15:1-20). I've read this passage many times but one word smacked me upside the heart!

Matthew 15:15, 16
Peter said, "Explain the parable to us." (Please read the previous verses to know what Peter is referring to.) "Are you still do dull?" Jesus asked them.

I know I need to be careful not to take the scripture or individual words out of context but that word DULL just hits me. All I can do is reread and recite that question, "Are you still so DULL?" I can hear the holy attitude and compassion of Jesus; His head slightly turned in contemplation and His eyes peircing His disciples hearts by asking, "Are you still so DULL?"

I imagine a sword with both sides unsharpended, unuseable, thick and not fulfilling it's purpose. Under the conviction of the Spirit and in the threshing floor of repentance I ask myself, "Am I still so dull?"

With our hearts contrite, pride humbled, and attitudes in check let us question our motives, attitudes, weaknesses, goals and dreams. Can we ask ourselves today, "Are we still so dull?"  When will we be sharpened and ready for the Master's use? Let us begin today in the spirit of repentance. Let repentance work it's way into the secret hiding places and compartments of our souls and let healed and redemption take hold.

Repentance is a GOOD THING! Contriteness is a GOOD THING! Rebuke the fear and let the Holy Spirit flood your being!

Some practical things we can do while threshing away in life to become sharpened swords for Christ...
    -turn off the radio and spend time meditating on God's Word; don't let your mind be empty, renew your mind with God's Word like water and soap washes dirt off our hands.
    -seriously...have an attitude of gratitude and give thanks. You've heard it said in God's Word to "pray without ceasing." This refers to well over 100 hundred blessings the Jews would recite to the Lord DAILY. So there you go...BLESS GOD all the time, give thanks, pray about everything..GOD IS NOT DEAF!
    -stay in this season of repentance, rest in God's grace and purpose in your heart to let the Holy Spirit produce His fruit in you.
    -spend less and less time on social medias and socialize with Jesus!
    -make sure to go to Church every chance you get and spend time with the Beloved Bride of Jesus...your brothers and sisters.
    -ask the Holy Spirit to reveal things in your life you need to repent of and then repent quickly...turn away from those things and honor and obey God

All in all, let contriteness fill your heart. Spend some time in the threshing floor secret place.