A Word from THE WORD
Good Morning Happy Church,
Today is Friday, April 15th, 2016. Today is the 106th Day of 2016.
TODAY IS EMMA BAILLIEZ’S BIRTHDAY
TODAY IS J.C. RHOADES’ BIRTHDAY
1958: Dayuma, the first Waodani (Auca) Indian ever saved was baptized at Wheaton College. Her testimony would eventually lead her entire Tribe to salvation. It was her Tribe in Ecuador that killed Missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and Ed McCully on January 8th, 1956.
(I have the book that tells her story. It is a wonderful read…)
There are only 260 days left in this year; and, there are only 22 days left until Mother’s Day!
BIG WORDS “Sanctification”
1 Corinthians 1:1-2
1 “Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours…”
The word, “sanctify” means to “set apart.” In this case, every born-again person is “set apart” both to and for Jesus Christ.
It also means to “make holy.” According to Jesus in John 17:17, this work is done by the Word of God…
John 17:17
“Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.”
God sets us apart for HIMSELF before the foundation of the world. We are and always will be HIS.
As the Word of God does its work in our life, we are transformed to be more and more like Christ.
Here is the key passage on this doctrine:
1 Thessalonians 2:13 (New King James Version)
”For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.”
The Word of God works in believers. And the work that it does is to make us more and more like Jesus. One of the surest ways to know that you are born-again is witnessing the work of the Word in your life.
Think about this logically… the more a believer is exposed to the Word of God the more work It does. The more work the Word does, the more like Jesus the believer becomes.
If you want to be more like Jesus, exposure to the Word of God is how to do that. If you do not want to be more and more like Jesus, you need to repent and ask God to save you.
I am looking forward to Sunday. I hope to see you at Church.
Carpe Diem!
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