Undefiled?- Open Heavens devotional by Pastor E.A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Judg 16-18
UNDEFILED? Saturday, May 01, 2010
MEMORIZE: “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD” (Psalm 119:1) READ: Psalm 119:1-3 One very touchy and remarkable parable the Lord spoke is the parable of the Ten Virgins.  This parable is so profound that no Heaven-bound saint can afford to ignore it. Generally speaking, a virgin is someone who has never engaged in sexual relations with the opposite sex. Even when some people would like to make a claim on virginity, the token of virginity is there to prove them right or wrong. In spiritual parlance, there are certain characteristics found in virgins.  The first is purity.  God is so much in love with holiness that He ordered that every item to be used in the temple must be made from pure materials (Lev. 24:2-7).  To this end, His altar must be overlaid with gold of the purest form. Pure olive oil must light the temple lamps (Exo. 27:20). And His servants must be pure. “The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes” (Ps. 19:8). God’s commandments are pure and so are His Words (Ps. 12:6).  When oil is pure, it makes the lamp burn brightly and sharply.  When a candle light is burning and it comes across something impure, it will suddenly dim the brightness of its light and sometimes it will go off. If you do not want to dim or quench the Spirit of God in you, keep off from every form of defilement. Evil thoughts will hinder the free move of God in your life. Acts of disobedience, self-will and insubordination to authority are capable of putting out the fire of the Spirit in you. Another characteristic of a virgin is undefilement.  Psalm 119:1 says, “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD”.  The undefiled is someone who had ample opportunities to compromise or defile himself or herself but like Joseph, refused. The undefiled is one who resists temptation like Jesus did and was without sin (Heb. 4:15). If you want to remain undefiled, you must watch against the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life (1 John 2:15-17). To be undefiled, you must remain in God’s way, keeping God’s commandments. God’s Word and instructions must be the laws governing your life.  Are you undefiled? How pure are you? No matter how pure or undefiled you may be, there is room to press forward for greater, higher and closer walk with God.  Are you ready to pant after more of God in your life? ACTION POINT: Ask God to open new doors for the Gospel to penetrate the Middle East and Arab nations. Ask God to turn the Sauls in their midst into Pauls.