“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” (John 17:17, NIV)
We are weak, imperfect people
sent into an evil, hostile world
to do the work of a holy God.
How can we be protected from the evil all around us?
How can we effectively do God’s work here?
We must be sanctified.
“Sanctified” means “set apart”.
We must be set apart to God:
consecrated entirely to Him, cleansed and made entirely His own,
equipped for His service.
What does God use to set us apart entirely as His own?
He sets us apart and keeps us
by the truth—
that is, by the reality and reliability of His mighty word.
We go into this evil world in complete safety and
do His work boldly and effectively
because we are shielded and empowered by
the reality and reliability of Who He is and all He says.
In all our weakness
we can be holy and effective in this world
because God is Who He is, and
we are in Him.
As you trust God,
you can do
anything He calls you to do.
Anything!
