Sanctified

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His goodness, faithfulness, and the salvation of our souls. And we praise Him for He is higher than the highest, greater than the greatest, better than the best, and He is worthy of our praise. Hallelujah.

Primary Text

“To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus…” 1 Corinthians 1v2 (NIV)

To be sanctified means “to cleanse or set apart for sacred use; to declare or make holy.” One Bible commentary writes “Sanctified means that we are chosen and set apart by Christ for His service.” 1 Peter 2v9 (NIV) telling us “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” By the Word of God, by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the continuing work of the Holy Spirit, we are sanctified. Beloved, have you received Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior? By having faith in Christ, we become sanctified (Acts 26v18) – set apart for sacred use, and declared holy. We become children of God, sealed with the Holy Spirit of God, who carries out a sanctifying work in our lives. Those who do not have the Spirit of Christ, do not belong to Him, and cannot be sanctified. In fact, the person who is not sanctified, would find it very difficult, if not impossible to be used by God, because Romans 8v7-9 (NIV) in distinguishing between the Spirit controlled person and the sin controlled person writes “the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. You, however, are not controlled by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.” Do you seek to please God and be used by Him? The first step, is to accept Jesus as Lord over your life and be born again.

Supplementary Text

“May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5v23-24 (NIV)

Prayer

Our Heavenly Father, the King of glory, the Most High God, the I am that I am, the One who is faithful and true, we honor You this day, and thank You for sanctifying us unto Yourself. Thank You because we are called by Your name, and we are Yours. We belong to You and we are grateful for this in Jesus name, amen.