Purging the Sin from Our Lives

The Jews had very specific guidelines for the Passover and Burroughs touches on one on page 241. Here he discusses the process that the Jews followed in removing the leaven from the house for the time of the Passover. They followed three steps in the purging. First they would search for the leaven, then they would cast it out, and finally they would curse themselves if they were willing to keep any leaven in the house.

Burroughs ties this process into the sanctifying of God's name. "The third thing that is here to be done in the sanctifying of God's name is the purging and cleansing of the heart from sin, and actual cleansing and purging of the heart from sin there ought to be. "

How different would the lives of the believers be if they took their sin as seriously as the Jews did removing the leaven from the house. It is a three step process for the believer, first we need to search our lives for the sin, then we need to get rid of it. Finally, we need to be willing to ask for the punishment or discipline that we deserve every time we allow sin to continue in our lives.

Sanctifying God's name cannot be done in its entirety if we do not purge our lives of the sin that we commit daily.