Cleansed For Fine Works
It is certainly a blessing and a protection that, with Jehovah's help, we can enjoy a clean standing before him. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) Yet, we also appreciate that Jehovah has brought his people into a clean state for a specific purpose. Paul told Titus that Christ Jesus "gave himself for us that he might deliver us from every sort of lawlessness and cleanse for himself a people peculiarly his own, zealous for fine works." (Titus 2:14) As a cleansed people, for what works should we be zealous?
First and foremost, we should exert ourselves in declaring publicly the good news of God's Kingdom (Matthew 24:14) By so doing, we hold out to people everywhere the hope of living forever on an earth that will be free from pollution of any kind. (2 Peter 3:13) Our fine works also include manifesting the fruitage of God's spirit in our everyday life, thus glorifying our heavenly Father. (Galatians 5:22, 23; 1 Peter 2:12) and we do not forget those not in the truth who may be ravaged by natural disasters or human tragedies.
We keep in mind Paul's admonition: "Really, then, as long as we have time favorable for it, let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those related to us in the faith." (Galatians 6:10) All such services, rendered from a clean heart and with a pure motive, are well pleasing to God.- 1Timothy 1:5.

As servants of the Most High, we take to heart Paul's words: " I entreat you by the compassions of God, brothers, to present your bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power of reason." (Romans 12:1) May we continue to appreciate the privilege of being cleansed by Jehovah and do our utmost to maintain a high standard of physical, moral and spiritual cleanness. Doing so will bring us not only self-respect and satisfaction now but also the prospect of seeing "the former things" -the present wicked and defiled system- pass away when God 'makes all things new.' - Revelations 21:4, 5.