OPERATION OVER; SANITATION IN PROGRESS:

These were the words which flashed across the news channel yesterday morning all over the country, when the last of the terrorist was gunned down by the NSG commandos at The Taj; and after they declared the 3 locations held by the terrorist as being 'out of danger'.

The credit for this blog thought should go to Pastor Prince C. Martin of 'Shibah Community Church', where we fellowship ... as he preached a sermon this morning entitled: "Operation Over, Sanitation in Progress".
This message followed from where I left my talk in church last week that God is calling us, His church, to walk into a new level of Holiness.


India woke up on Thursday morning to a rude & devastating news about the terror attack in Mumbai which took the entire nation by shock & the world by surprise - and it was no small event, as innocent lives were taken & many more injured and traumatized for life.

Many realized that whatever power or influence one might have in this world - it's not a safe place any more. And all this, because of the dominance of EVIL in this world and the sheer hatred and an unwillingness to let go of our own pride & ego.

And in that light, it was good news on Saturday morning, albeit temporarily, when the above words flashed across the television screen, to know that the wicked was put to rest by those who laid down their life, to save the many that were taken hostage.
Yes, some hostages were brutally killed & so were those who put their life in danger to rescue them.
But overall, evil was defeated at the end.

And right now, the hotels are involved in sanitizing the rooms, so it's in good and presentable condition yet again.
It's important that this process is done, otherwise the mess will remain.


The co-relation for us in the spiritual realm is that the 'operation' was over at the Calvary, when Jesus laid down His life for us and defeated the enemy ... and for those of us who believe in it ... we need to get going with the sanitation work - which is nothing but the process of sanctification.

Yes, the battle has been won for us, but are we living a life worthy of that victory; or are we still living in that mess which was once there?
Are we perfecting holiness out of reverence for God (cf. 2 Cor.7:1), or do we want to continue on as we once lived?

Paul encouraged the church in Romans 13:11 - "...Do this, understanding the present time...because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed..."


The responsibility is ours to keep clean and to stay pure!
It's important that we clear the mess, and start living afresh.
OPERATION IS OVER; let's get going with the SANITATION part.

Let's not put it off for tomorrow or for another day.
Satan is working TODAY .. NOW - why do we want to push it for TOMORROW?

Many questioned the fact, that the Indian police and the Army/Naval force took that long to kill a handful of terrorists.
But the reality is, it is finished now.

But the real challenge for us is to look inward at our own life.
How long are we going to take before we get started with the cleaning process? It's easy to sit and blame others or point fingers at others - what about us?

We are not talking about a 2 or 3 days affair - but a life-long journey in perfecting holiness, which begins with our next step.

If we think we can start at a later time and are entertaining such a thought, let's take a look below at the next thought entitled: TODAY or TOMORROW?

Let's live a life worthy of our call BEGINNING TODAY, and walk worthy of the sacrifice which was laid for us on the Cross.

Victory has been bought; let's start showing it NOW through our life!