Let's get rid of the garbage of life
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Jeremiah 48:11 Moab was at peace from his youth, and he was not taken into captivity; it was like wine on its offal, and it was not transferred from one vessel to another; and its taste remained, and its odor did not change. And the days are coming, and I will send men to carry the wine, and they will tilt them to empty their vessels and break their bottles.
To make good wine, it is necessary to move the vessel containing the wine. This is because, when transferring from one vessel to another, the grape dregs that have settled in the existing vessel can be removed.
When we think of moving, we usually think of moving to a better house. Personally, I have moved frequently. However, the spiritual meaning contained in the moving is to throw away the old waste and move to a new vessel. There is indeed a lot to throw away when moving. Enough to fill a 100 liter garbage bag, and also how many clothes to throw away, old furniture and old electronics.
But what we really need to throw away is the remnants of old customs. Did the saints abandon it? When you stand before God, if there is something you are truly ashamed of, you must throw away the dregs. If there are any wounds or pains that you have had in human relationships, you must throw them away. We must give up the wrong habit of turning our eyes to the world without looking at God. New wine must be placed in new sacks. Now that you have moved to a new house, I hope that you will become a saint who is clearer, cleaner, more savory and sweeter like wine in a new vessel.
It is said that most of the people died in 3 years in the brutal POW camps during World War II. However, there were some who survived. Examining the difference between the dead and the living, there was one clear difference. The guards provided only one cup of water a day to the prisoners locked up in the cages. Most of the prisoners drank the water from the cup. However, some say that they did not drink all of the water and used it to wash their faces and rinse their teeth. What is surprising, however, is that those who washed their faces with the little water and brushed their teeth and restored the minimum identity to live as human beings survived, and all the rest died.
The most precious thing we need to achieve while living on this earth is 'holiness'. The world fights against success, but we must fight holiness for the rest of our lives.
The saint who has moved into a new house, I hope that your home will be filled with the holiness of God. We hope that you will become a family of believers who are struggling for holiness by removing the debris of the body, restoring their Christian identity.