Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me— is it my
will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been made
possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to
let Jesus become sanctification to me, and to let His life be exhibited
in my human flesh? (see 1 Corinthians 1:30).
Beware of saying, “Oh, I am longing to be sanctified.” No, you are not.
Recognize your need, but stop longing and make it a matter of action.
Receive Jesus Christ to become sanctification for you by absolute,
unquestioning faith, and the great miracle of the atonement of Jesus
will become real in you.
All that Jesus made possible becomes mine through the free and loving
gift of God on the basis of what Christ accomplished on the cross. And
my attitude as a saved and sanctified soul is that of profound, humble
holiness (there is no such thing as proud holiness). It is a holiness
based on agonizing repentance, a sense of inexpressible shame and
degradation, and also on the amazing realization that the love of God
demonstrated itself to me while I cared nothing about Him (see Romans 5:8).
He completed everything for my salvation and sanctification. No wonder
Paul said that nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of
God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).
Sanctification makes me one with Jesus Christ, and in Him one with
God, and it is accomplished only through the magnificent atonement of
Christ. Never confuse the effect with the cause. The effect in me is
obedience, service, and prayer, and is the outcome of inexpressible
thanks and adoration for the miraculous sanctification that has been
brought about in me because of the atonement through the Cross of
Christ.
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