Sanctify Yourself

 

Sanctify Yourself

I Thessalonians 5:23 “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly, and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus.”

Sanctify = to make free from sin, to purify (Webster Dictionary)

In the day of Moses, no one could enter the temple if they had any scars, disease, or deformity. When Jesus came, He healed most of the people who had these issues and were sanctified to go into the temple. Today, God focus’ more on the heart than our outward appearances. Here is a litmus test to go by: 2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know that Jesus Christ is in you?”

1.     Do you believe in the Word of God, in Jesus Christ who died for you?

2.     Do you have a heart of obedience?

3.     Do you have a heart of compassion and love for others?

4.     Do you have a heart of trust and faith in giving all your cares over to Jesus?

5.     Do you have a heart of prayer daily, of gratitude and thankfulness to Him who has given you all that you have?

I Samuel 16:5 “I am come to sacrifice to the Lord, sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” When we come to the Lord to worship Him, no matter where we are, we must strive to come to Him purified. God be with you while you work with God to purify your mind, body, soul and spirit.

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