SANCTIFIED BY GRACE
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinth 7: 1
The second kind of grace that God gives us is sanctifying grace. God said you must be holy for is holy (1 Peter 1: 16). 1 John 3: 9 say ‘No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God’. However, the good news is: whatever God require you to do he empowers you to do it. Sanctifying grace works in you to become like Christ. Heb 12:15-16 say ‘Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright’. Stop living like a profane believer. Grace is available for you to live holy; tap into it.
God uses his word to sanctify his children John 17: 17 say “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth”. Focus on the word. Take note of the conviction in your heart as you encounter the word. Every time you hear the word, it will seem like God is talking to you about dealing with that same sin or character flaw. That’s God dealing with you and helping you get your life cleaned up. It is not condemnation but conviction of sin; Romans 8: 1 say ‘there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus’. Conviction comes from God and condemnation comes from the devil. Conviction draws your attention to a sin in your life and it shows you the way out but condemnation brings guilt to your heart. God’s sanctifying grace brings conviction and empowers you to change and become more like Christ. Tap into the sanctifying grace
Further study Romans 6: 1-7
Prayer for today
Father I thank you for your love for me. I tap into the sanctifying grace for victory and dominion over sin. As I perfect holiness in the fear of the lord, I have victory over all works of evil today in Jesus name
