DUNG GATE

🚪 THE DUNG GATE 🚪

Nehemiah 3:14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, leader of the district of Beth Haccerem, repaired the Refuse Gate; he built it and hung its doors with its bolts and bars.

Reason behind the name : 

The Dung Gate was located at the southernmost tip of the city, near the Pool of Siloam. It was a main exit to the Valley of Hinnom, where the city disposed of its garbage. The sanitary disposal of waste materials is essential to the health of a city. This gate did not have a beautiful name, but it did perform an important service!

It reminds us that, like the city, each of us individually must get rid of whatever defiles us, or it may destroy us.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God

Application 🔆

Every believer has been saved from their sin once and for all. But we still need daily cleansing from sin along the way. These sins don't affect our salvation, but they do affect our fellowship with God. They also affect our fellowship others.

❓Do you keep a short account of sin? ❓Do you seek the Lord's cleansing each day? You need to!  God has provided cleansing.