🌙 Evening with GodPastor Xutene Wanakaija · 7 min 05 s
What Are You Holding On to That Belongs at the Cross?
“Surrender to the Cross what is vile.”
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The video starts in French. The English voice is an automatic AI dub, made by YouTube, of Pastor Xutene Wanakaija's original French teaching.
Original teaching in French · aired October 30, 2026 · free to watch
How do you separate what is precious from what is vile?
Through the mouth of Jeremiah, God asks us to separate what is precious from what is vile, and it is up to us to do it. What is vile comes from sin: it is the natural life, the root of all conflicts. What is precious is the new man, the life of God received at the new birth. The message invites us to surrender to the Cross what is vile and to make the life of God our life.
This message is for you if…
- you feel a conflict within you between the flesh and the spirit
- you want to leave at the Cross what comes from sin
- you want to live as a child of God
Summary
What needs to be left at the Cross so that Christ's life can be expressed in us? In this evening message, Pastor Xutene Wanakaija reflects on Jeremiah 15:19 and the distinction between what is precious and what is worthless.
The pastor applies this distinction to the old natural life and the new life received from God. He calls believers to surrender the old life to the Cross and live from the life of Christ within them.
Galatians 5 brings the distinction into focus: hatred, anger, and jealousy stand in contrast to the love, joy, peace, and self-control that come from God's life. This is a call to spiritual discernment, surrender, and a daily walk shaped by the Holy Spirit.
Key points
Pastor Xutene Wanakaija teaches in French. Quotations below are EPLV translations; open “Original French” to read his exact words.
It is up to us to separate
“But to separate them, God is not going to do it. It is up to us to do it.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Mais pour les séparer, Dieu ne va pas le faire hein. C'est à nous de le faire. »
What is vile
“What is vile is what comes from sin.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Ce qui est vil, c'est ce qui est issu du péché. »
Doing the checking
“It is up to us to do the checking. God is not going to do it in our place.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« C'est à nous de faire le contrôle. Dieu ne va pas le faire à notre place. »
The root of conflicts
“The natural life, why, it is the root, it is the source of all conflicts,”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« La vie naturelle, mais c'est la racine, c'est la source de tous les conflits, »
What is precious
“What is precious in us is the new man.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Ce qui est précieux en nous, c'est l'homme nouveau. »
The way to spirituality
“let us set aside what is vile, let us use what is precious to be spiritual.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« mettons de côté ce qui est vil, utilisons ce qui est précieux pour être spirituel. »
Scripture in this message
📖 Jeremiah 15:19
“If you separate what is precious from what is vile, you will be as my mouth.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Si tu sépares ce qui est précieux de ce qui est vil, tu seras comme ma bouche. »
📖 Romans 6:23reference identified by EPLV
“The wages of sin is death.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Le salaire du péché, c'est la mort. »
📖 Romans 6:6reference identified by EPLV
“our old man was crucified so that the body of sin might be destroyed.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« notre vieil homme a été crucifié afin que le corps du péché soit détruit. »
📖 Scripture quotedreference not specified
“Watch and pray. For the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Veillez et priez. Car l'esprit est bien disposé, mais la chair est faible »
Put it into practice today
- Set aside what is vile.“Leave what is vile to one side.”
Original French
« Laissez ce qui est vil à côté. »
- Make the life of God your life.“Let us make the life of God our life.”
Original French
« Faisons de la vie de Dieu notre vie. »
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