SANCTIFY THEM

Sanctification.
To set apart as Holy. God has you in mind.

The Urgency
A prayer for sanctification by Jesus Christ for his disciple. As he was praying then he is praying now. It is written that he he, meaning Christ Jesus ever lives to make intercession for the saints, he is praying for you you and I. Jesus Christ is not against you, he is for you. he came to seek and to save that which was lost, that's us. For those who come to him through the sanctifying power of the word of God. His word will bring about sanctification in you if you let him.

Today if you will hear his voice, harden not your heart: Instead, open up your heart and life to his word, it is able to save you and make you free. Today is your day for a change of direction, change of kingdom. Time is running out and soon the world will know in an instant what has been told for decades. It is true, it was actually true all along! I imagine that's the reaction to countless millions of earth dwellers in that day. Jesus Christ said that he will come again and receive his own unto himself. He has left an invitation for you to be one with him and the father. The word of God is a written testament made in blood, an ever true gospel that doesn't change nor deceive lead you.

The Invitation
His truth stands sure today as when it was spoken back then. Give your heart God today, give your life to Jesus Christ today. You don't have time in your pocket that you can put it off as you wish. One day you may never get up from that bed of anguish, you may never see new-years day 2015. The truth is, you just don't know when your time will come, so take stock now and look at the truth of what God's word says and compare it to the voices in the world. It wont take long for you to realize that God really does love you. And he is not willing to leave you behind, God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. That means that God is willing for you to make a change, to choose him and go his way, to follow him and have eternal life with him when this life expires, and that can be at any moment. There is life to be had in Christ Jesus, abundant life. life filled with peace, joy and love. Yes you will have troubles here and there like everyone else, but you will have his grace to keep you in any situation, and when others are buckling you will be overcoming. It wont be easy but it will be worth it.

Sanctify Them
In John 17 Jesus Christ is praying for the disciples and as he prays, he comes to the verse 17. 'Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.' To sanctify something is to set it apart, to set apart for special use or for a purpose. To make holy, or set apart as holy. It is also linked to being in a state of perfection. If the believer can ever reach perfection before he is translated, it would be in the state of sanctification. Jesus is asking Father God to sanctify them, to sanctify them through his truth, and he says, 'Thy word is truth.'

1 Peter 1: 15,16 is greatly urging us the believer to be Holy. To set yourself apart, in mind and in body. Indeed God has set us apart and he is working in us the process of sanctification. It remains that you and i must be willing to keep on being sanctified, keep on being Holy, keep on being set apart. We often say to people that God has a spacial purpose for them: Yes indeed god has a special purpose for them, it starts with sanctification. Set apart for special use, holiness unto the Lord. How can i expect God to use me if i am not Holy, if i am not living a sanctified life? The sanctity of marriage is in it's fidelity. Set apart for only one person's use. Holiness unto the Lord. Without it we wont see him and he wont recognize us.




Truth

But how are we sanctified? the answer is through God's word. 1 Peter 1:25 concludes as it draws our attention the Gospel, the word which has been preached unto us. The word which we have received. By which we are saved in the first place, that word which keeps us in him and makes us one in him.

John 17

1 Peter 1