Washed clean

Greetings:
  God’s Word is the mirror to our soul, and as we look into it with humble hearts.
  Just as a person looks in the mirror and doesn’t present himself or herself publicly until all the blemishes are covered and everything is just as it should be, so too are we to present ourselves spiritually.
  Romans 12:1 says that we need to present our bodies as living and holy sacrifices unto God. We cannot do this unless we look into the mirror of The Word so that we know where we need to change. Identifying where we need to change is no more complicated than being in God’s Word and humbly yielding to the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
Change is as simple as confessing our sin, repenting of it, and by faith walking by The Spirit in obedience. Satan battles us and tries to tempt us and destroy our faith.
  For those who ignore what they see in the mirror, Satan already has won his victory, but as we change, there will be opposition.  Yet, Christ is able to strengthen us to stand against the wiles of the devil. Our will power alone won’t enable us to resist temptation. We need the grace of God and the faith to believe. Christ is our sufficiency, and our ability to be sustained in holiness and obedience is dependent upon our faith in Christ’s power, grace, and faithfulness.
  Look at 2 Corinthians 5:17, and it talks about transformation – the reconciliation – that takes place when we accept salvation and become born again – saved – Christians.
  It reads: 'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, then new has come.”
  The passage says your old ways, old sins are gone – never to be remembered again. There are no pre-conditions for this to happen. Our sins were erased when Christ died on the cross, shedding his blood for each one of us.
  May God give us grace to believe the truth of The Scripture and the strength to walk in it.
  Be blessed.