September 29

The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” — Acts 10:15 BSB

I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. — Rom 14:14 BSB

We can bring Christ into the ordinary, everyday things of life just as much as into what we consider religious services. In fact, it is the greatest and most difficult application of Divine grace to bring it into the mundane aspects of life. God is even more honored when we allow His presence to permeate common things than when we restrict it to more sacred matters.

In Romans 12, a chapter that serves as a guide for practical consecration, the apostle quickly moves from speaking about sacred ministry to addressing the ordinary social and secular aspects of life, reminding us to "be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord."

God wants His people, like the Levites, to be scattered throughout all the cities of Israel. He desires your workshop, factory, kitchen, nursery, editor’s room, and office to be just as holy as the pulpit or prayer closet. He calls us to be just as holy at high noon on a weekday as we are during the Sunday morning service.