Sanctify:
To set apart or declare holy; consecrate.
When we repent of our sins and turn to God in humbleness
and confess him as our Lord and Savior, he then sets us apart from
the world around us, cleanses away all of our sins, declares us as
his holy people, and consecrates us unto himself. Through his Grace,
we are now declared pure and righteous, not because of anything we
have done, but because God cloaks us with his purity, his
righteousness.
So now what? Do we just go on about our lives, living
as we please, and when we sin—we are only human, after
all—we cry and say sorry God, give me a little more grace, so I can
go on with my life. No! Some people may think that all you have to
do is say a little prayer and go on, but after we have agreed to let
God consecrate us and set us apart for Himself, which is what
we are doing when we pray the prayer of Salvation, we are expected to
live a life that is holy and pleasing to God.
God knows we are not perfect. He knows that we will
fall short of holiness. But that doesn't mean he does not expect us
to try. God's grace is not a band-aid to cover up our sin. God's
grace gives us the power to live a life of sanctification. When we
try our hardest to live a life of holiness, and we fall short, God's
grace will make up the difference. He will forgive us and help
us to try again. But he is not pleased when we live
selfishly, indulging in sin and refusing to even try to live
for God.
We as Christians are sanctified by God, set apart from
the world in order to be his holy people. It's time we started to
act like it.
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