This is the will of God, your sanctification. . . —1 Thessalonians 4:3
God wants us sanctified. If it’s not happening, it’s not God.
Sanctification means to be made holy. Holy means separated for God’s purpose. Before God will use any part of us, separate it for His purpose, we have to release it. As long as we hold on to any part of us, any part of our lives, it can’t be used by Him. It can’t be made holy. It can’t be sanctified.
In the process of sanctification, the Spirit of God will strip me down until there is nothing left but myself,. But its a voluntary process. I must release each part. Am I willing to be myself and nothing more? What of my relationships? Am I willing to have no friends, no father, no brother, and no self-interest?
Every part that is released becomes holy. It is sanctified. It becomes His. Sanctification is not something Jesus puts in me— it is Himself in me (see 1 Corinthians 1:30 ).
Release it and be blessed.
Nick
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