THE DOCTOR IS IN! #openheartsurgery

PRE-Op Surgery Requirement: Confession of Sins to God, through Jesus.  The vehicle by which we confess is prayer.

DETAILS OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE: Think of it this way…when a person has a cut, a deep cut, the doctor usually flushes the wound before sewing it up; this is to avoid infection.  Stitching up a wound without proper cleaning is detrimental to the body.  The doctor works on the inside of the womb, sometimes requiring internal and external stitches, after the wound has been cleansed.

So it is in God’s Kingdom.  If God only dealt with our exterior, our internal Spirit and mind would be consumed by infection; infection would cause death.

What is Spiritual infection?  Spiritual infection is jealousy, deceit, conceitedness, arrogance, anger, bitterness [you fill in the blanks], fornication, abuse, murder…  God has to clear out the infection, first, because that is how we are truly delivered, healed, set free, and forgiven.

This is not an elective surgery, meaning that it is mandatory because it affects your survival.  A Spiritual flushing of waste must exit the body in order for God to take residence, a repentant heart must cry out to God for help.

SURGERY SCHEDULED DATE: When is a good day to schedule this consultation, this one-on-one with God, Our Doctor?  No time is better than NOW.

Today’s Scriptures:

Hebrews 4:12 NLT | New Living Translation

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.

Psalm 51:10 ESV | English Standard Version

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

1 John 1:9 NIV | New International Version

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Psalm 32:5 NLT | New Living Translation

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.