Through and Through
1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 28; Psalms 91; 1 Thessalonians 5
“…respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other…May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through…”
1 Thessalonians 5:12, 13, 23
How we respond to those who carry spiritual authority influences our experience of peace and the depth to which the God of peace sanctifies our lives. When we are admonished by leaders, our heart- attitudes are tested. Responding in humility strengthens the peace, responding with anger erodes peace. Even when we disagree with counsel or admonishment, how we respond is a maturity-test. The God of peace is continually sanctifying us “through and through”. He uses tests, opposition, admonishment, and conflict to sanctify us through and through. How we respond to those tests reveals our level of humility, love, brokenness, and peace.
Where is God at work sanctifying us “through and through, and how are we responding?
“Lord Jesus, I need more grace to live with peace and die to self, for your glory.”