READ: Hebrews 12:14-29
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you….
John 15:3
Whilst Jesus was sharing about bearing fruit, He spoke of cleanness, purity and holiness. Without removing thorns, thistles and weeds, plants will never grow and will never bear the fruits they are expected to bear. Without holiness you cannot see God.
As Jesus spoke of bearing fruit, I am sure the disciples were thinking to themselves, “We are not good enough to be used by the Lord for such great works.” They were certainly not holy men because they all betrayed Christ. But Jesus reassured them that they were made clean by listening to His words. No one is good enough and no one will ever qualify. You are clean by believing in the word of God that comes to you.
We are justified by faith. It is not time to go around establishing your own righteousness. It is time to believe when God calls you. You are made clean by believing in the very call of God on your life.
If God has called you, you are clean by the call and the Word that is spoken to you. If the call of God was based on a person’s moral qualities and purity, I assure you, few people would ever qualify. Notice how Peter made it clear that he was not a holy or powerful person.
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or WHY LOOK YE SO EARNESTLY ON US, AS THOUGH BY OUR OWN POWER OR HOLINESS WE HAD MADE THIS MAN TO WALK?
Acts 3:12
Believe the word of God that has been spoken to you! You are clean and qualified through the Word that has been spoken to you. Are you called by God? That call cleans you up and qualifies you!