“Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump.” 1 Corinthians 5:8. (NKJV).
“What are you making, Grandmother?"
“Rolls for dinner, Janie. Want to help?”
“Wait for me.” She dragged a kitchen chair to the counter, eyed the mixing bowl and ingredients. Grandmother handed the measured flour to her granddaughter who dumped it into the bowl.
“Grandmother, why do the rolls get big when we put them in the oven?”“See this bowl?” Janie nodded. “It’s yeast with a little sugar and water added or its other name is leaven.”
“It’s bubbling.”
“That’s how it works. Mixed into our bread mixture, the yeast feeds off the sugar, multiplies, gives off the byproducts of carbon dioxide and alcohol. As the bread cooks, the heat kills the yeast, leaving tiny holes in the bread while the alcohol evaporates.”
“The rolls get infected with that stuff? Don’t understand but I like your rolls. They’re delicious.” Grandmother smiled.
“The Bible calls sin in our lives leaven. We see the results but it works undercover--silent and sneaky. We’re often unaware of its power and don’t remember allowing it into our lives.”
“I watched you put the leaven in the mixture.” She tilted her head, a frown on her forehead.
“Actually you saw the bubbling and knew it was working. You never saw the leaven itself. The Bible instructs us to purge out the old leaven--half truths, bad attitudes...”
“Not being nice to my brother? That's hard.” Grandmother smiled.
“Yes, it is. Because it's difficult, I turn to the Lord, ask His forgiveness. He washes away the leaven--the infection of sin.”
“My brother's hard to love sometimes. Will the Lord wash my leaven away, too?” She nodded, hugged her granddaughter.
“It’s bubbling.”
“That’s how it works. Mixed into our bread mixture, the yeast feeds off the sugar, multiplies, gives off the byproducts of carbon dioxide and alcohol. As the bread cooks, the heat kills the yeast, leaving tiny holes in the bread while the alcohol evaporates.”
“The rolls get infected with that stuff? Don’t understand but I like your rolls. They’re delicious.” Grandmother smiled.
“The Bible calls sin in our lives leaven. We see the results but it works undercover--silent and sneaky. We’re often unaware of its power and don’t remember allowing it into our lives.”
“I watched you put the leaven in the mixture.” She tilted her head, a frown on her forehead.
“Actually you saw the bubbling and knew it was working. You never saw the leaven itself. The Bible instructs us to purge out the old leaven--half truths, bad attitudes...”
“Not being nice to my brother? That's hard.” Grandmother smiled.
“Yes, it is. Because it's difficult, I turn to the Lord, ask His forgiveness. He washes away the leaven--the infection of sin.”
“My brother's hard to love sometimes. Will the Lord wash my leaven away, too?” She nodded, hugged her granddaughter.
"The Lord Jesus will. But we have to be willing for Him to wash us clean."
"I'm willing, Grandmother. Will you help me ask Him?" She leaned against Grandmother's shoulder, closed her eyes.
"Of course. 'Lord, we come to You asking for cleansing for Janie...'"
Kingdom Thinking. The Lord Jesus promises to love me and never leave me. He removes the leaven from my life. He'll remove the leaven from your life, too, and restore you to wholeness. Won’t you come?
Kingdom Thinking. The Lord Jesus promises to love me and never leave me. He removes the leaven from my life. He'll remove the leaven from your life, too, and restore you to wholeness. Won’t you come?