Being Made Holy

Hosea 2-5; Hebrews 2 

“’Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the Lord. Israel’s arrogance testifies against them;…’”

Hosea 5:4, 5

“In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. Both the one who makes holy and those who are made holy are of the same family…”

Hebrews 2:10, 11

A spirit of prostitution is still leading many of God’s people astray. Pride and arrogance keep us from confessing our sins and finding freedom. Yet, it was for this spiritual war that Jesus suffered so we could be free. The process of recognizing we are under the influence of a spirit of prostitution, repenting for our lust, pride, and fear, resisting this spiritual power in the name of Jesus Christ, and then actively renewing our minds – all of these steps are what the writer of Hebrews calls “being made holy”, or sanctification. This active process requires our surrender to Christ and our will to resist the enemy.

 Suffering will get our attention, but will we learn to fight?

“Lord Jesus, you are my Deliverer and you are making me holy, for your glory.”