DCLM Higher Everyday 2 July 2024 — Seek To Be Sanctified
DCLM Higher Everyday 2 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Seek To Be Sanctified
Topic:Seek To Be Sanctified
Text: John 17:14-19
14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
16They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
Key Verse: “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17).
Message
It was William Ames who declared that, “Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God’s image.” The word ‘sanctification’ means to be set apart for holy use. It also means holiness, righteousness, uprightness, and purity of heart. When Adam fell into sin in the Garden of Eden, man inherited a sinful nature. This necessitated the coming of our Lord Jesus to deliver man from sin. Sanctification is usually referred to as the second work of grace whereby that inbred sin, the Adamic nature, is removed from the heart.
At salvation, the outward sins such as: lying, stealing, cheating, fornication, fighting, and gossiping, are removed. However, the saved person still has impure heart with tendencies for wrong ambitions, vengeful spirit, and self-centeredness. This makes sanctification necessary. To be sanctified, the believer must consecrate his life to God and ask in faith for the experience. It is an act of the Holy Spirit and it is instantaneous. The sanctified has perfect love for God and humans devoid of impure motives. Get this experience!
Quote: Man inherited a sinful nature
Challenge: You can receive the experience, even now.
Prayer for today: Holy Father, sanctify me, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
