The word “sanctify” means to be set apart. In the temple,
vessels were set apart to be used exclusively in the worship of God. They were
to be used for no other purpose. And that is what sanctification means for us –
that we might set apart from the world and freed from the world’s influences,
that we might be committed and dedicated unto Him, that we might be God’s own
property.
Our lives are bombarded on a daily basis. Every time you turn on the TV or the radio, every
time you step into a mall or a grocery store, seductions and enticements try to
draw you after the things God has declared to be impure. We need to partake of
the Word daily in order to counteract these influences of the world. At the end
of each day, let the Word of God cleanse you from all the junk you have been
exposed to.
And Jesus said in John 15:3, “ You are already clean because
of the word which I have spoken to you.”
It is His Word that cleanses away the filth we have been exposed to each
day.
Because we love God, we should want to fulfill His desires.
I He desires that we be kept from the world, set apart, then we should want to
too. We should be diligent to make our stand against evil. And if God says that
the Word is what cleanses us, then we should go to the Word daily
Father, we thank You that You have loved us and have taken us out of
the world and given us heavenly citizenship. Set us apart, Lord, Through Your
Word.
In Jesus ‘Name, Amen.
Pastor Chuck Smith
