Do you know what it means to set apart? If no, then this is 💯% for you. It will help you differentiate yourself from the crowd and hence, achieve your dreams. Go and sin no more!!!
Text: John 17: 17
We are sanctified not only by truth or a truth but by His Truth.
And the bible is the revelation of His truth.
The more of the bible we read, the more of God’s truth that will be made available to us.
To stay away from the bible therefore is to deny ourselves access to His truth which is the means by which we are sanctified, when His truth is absent, our sanctification is not in view.
Sanctified means set apart for special use.
God’s intention right from the time He created the world was to set apart a people for Himself, every attempt to achieve this purpose proved abortive until Jesus came and offered Himself as a spotless Lamb for the redemption of mankind.
Through His sacrifice on the cross at Calvary, all those who believe in Him becomes God’s special people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, to proclaim the praise of the Almighty God (1 Pet. 2: 9).
Through salvation therefore we become set apart unto God, to remain set apart however, we must be continuously cleansed from the filth around us that attempts to cling to us from time to time as we continue our sojourn in this world and this is where the word of God comes in.
The word of God is a cleanser and when we make a habit of engaging it daily, it cleanses us continually and keeps us holy, thereby helping us to remain set apart for God.
I therefore encourage you to stay close to the word of God and engage it daily. Read your bible and pray every day.
It is so simple that we sometimes overlook the profound impact it will have on our lives. It is one of the simplest acts that can have the deepest results.
Do you say you don't have the time? May I suggest that you make the time? At the end of the day, nothing can help you get perspective like looking at a devotion with a verse or two.
Nothing can prepare you for the day like digging into the treasure of God's Word in the morning.
My challenge to you, in love and care, is for you to try to spend a few minutes in the morning and in the evening looking into God's Word.
It will bless you. I promise you and more importantly God promises.
Father, thank You for the gift of Your word as contained in the Bible.
Please forgive me when I have made more time in my life for the wrong things while my Bible gathered dust on the shelf.
I ask You to open my heart to Your Word as I diligently read and study it and open my ears to hear just what You want me to do.
Through daily engagement and obedience to your word, may I forever remain separated unto You in Jesus' name. Amen.
Father the regular engagement of your word, may I be cleansed continually and remain sanctified before you in Jesus name
Once in a while we just need to set apart