Sanctifying Work

 1 Timothy 4-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-3

“…God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject men but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 

1 Thessalonians 4:7, 8; 5:23, 24

“…God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.”

2 Thessalonians 2:13

One of the evidences of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives is ongoing sanctification. We know we belong to God because we are becoming more and more like him. Holiness is replacing human effort and self-centered living. The Holy Spirit’s desire and ongoing work in our lives is to sanctify us “through and through,” so that every area of our lives is surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Believing in the truth is not enough; we must also yield to the sanctifying work of the Spirit so that we can live a holy life.

“Lord Jesus, I yield my body, soul, and spirit to you.  I pray for holiness, your holiness, to be revealed in me. Sanctify me through and through, for your glory.”