Sunday, May 13, 2012
I WILL SANCTIFY
Exodus 29:44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
The word sanctify means "set apart". It is a very important word in the construction of the tabernacle and the beginning of the work of the priests. There are two more equally important words that, without them, the whole process is doomed. Those two words are "I will", and they are spoken by God. Sanctification can never be accomplished by human efforts, even though religion and religious people have tried it and failed from the beginning. I've seen the self-righteous look down their noses at new believers and say "they need to stop doing that", "stop wearing that", "stop going there", as if their problem is a "doing" problem. If the answer was found in "thou shall not", then we would still be under the law instead of grace. Sanctification is a work of God, and it is an instantaneous event as well as a process. The moment that we believe in Him, He sanctifies us, and sets us apart from the world. It is a spiritual and eternal work. But as babies learn to develop into the likeness of their parents, we also, by the power of God, grow each day to become less like the world and more like Him. The Spirit empowers us to live in harmony with the position that God has placed us in Christ Jesus. What it all comes down to is this.....if you are truly a child of God, He has said "I will" to your sanctification. I pray that today you stop saying "I can't" and start believing that "He has" and "He will."
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I appreciate this truth sooo much! It makes me want to do better. I don't feel condemned for my sins, but free from them because of this precious truth. There is always a battle to fight when I mess up, but it's not with God. I feel confident that God will accept me just as I am and never leave me no matter how many times I mess up. This doesn't give me an excuse to keep sinning and never resist the impulses of my evil desires within. Just like my kids, I feel loved by my Father no matter what!
ReplyDeleteI'm thankful that I can trust and rely on God for my sanctification. I'm his project....... and He is a finisher.
ReplyDeleteGod is so good in His process of santification. When I got saved (in the Jesus movement of the 70's) trust me the church was very streight laced and strict in music and dress, but out of some of that came the church as we know it today. Music was one of the first things to change. Some thought it was rough and noisey at first but it also produced a worship that was so deep and moving that even "older saint" were brought to tears. The kids were in jeans and t-shirts & flip flops and sometimes dirty but the churches that embraced these people saw a santification birthed that had not been available to the church in years. I know I felt like I walked the wilderness for about 5 years as God himself cleaned me up. I stopped using cemicial drugs and sleeping around. I read my bible every day and went to church every time the doors opened and got filled with the Holy Ghost. God cleaned me up andtaught me His ways and trust me He called me "santificed" long before I was or even belived that I was. He can do the same for you because of what price Jesus paied for us.I'm not finished yet but God sees the finished product already! Thats the Good News! Sister Diane
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