Daily Word

Your Act of Faith in His Word

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. —Acts 26:18

Your sanctification is a turning of your thought life from the old (natural) to the new (spiritual). It will take you from the power of Satan into the power of God. It will enable you to receive your inher itance from God, which will provide you with all you need in this life. If you are struggling in sickness, sanctification will change that. If there’s trouble in your marriage, sanctification of your soul will help that. To repent means to change your attitude and your thoughts, to turn from one way of thinking and acting to another. This is done by sanctification through faith in the Word. How are you sanctified? By faith in Him. Faith is to hear the Word and to act on the Word. As I hear the Word and act on the Word, I will be separated from Satan’s power to the power of God. Many people have spent their whole lives hearing and hearing, but they have never acted on what they have heard. So, because they see no change in their lives, they get frustrated and quit. But hearing the Word alone will not cause you to be sanctified—hearing and acting on the Word will bring you light, power, and an inheritance. You can claim and confess sanctification all you want, but you will never become sanctified in your soul and body without hearing and acting on the Word. You can be born again and live unsanctified, in darkness, without power, and with no inheritance—just put your faith in something other than the Word.

Transformation

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. —Acts 26:18

Here is a great example of your sanctification. Your (spirit) eyes will be opened, and you will be turned from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to the power of God. You will receive the forgive ness of sins, and you will receive an inheritance from God. How? By sanctification through faith in Him (Jesus, the Word)! Can you be born again and live in darkness? Can you be sanctified in spirit and still live under the power of Satan? Can you be born again and live in guilt and condemnation? Can you be sanctified and not receive your inheritance from God? Yes! This is where many doctrines of devils have come from: “God might heal; God might bless; God helps some but not others; God blesses some, not others.” Jesus bought and paid for your inheritance; He has given you “all things that pertain unto life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). But because people choose not to allow themselves to be sanctified and washed in the Word, they continue to live in darkness or ignorance. “Will God heal me?” Will you allow the Word of God to sanctify you so you can receive healing? “Will God bless me?” Will you allow the Word to sanctify you so you can receive the blessings He’s already provided? If your sanctification comes through the Word, then it is up to you how much you wash your soul with the Word. Allow the power of sanctification to take you from the old lifestyle to the new.

God’s Instrument

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. —Ephesians 5:26

God is in the process of sanctifying His Church! How does He do it? With the Word. God uses His Word to sanctify your soul and body, to separate your soul from some things and to some things, to separate your body from some things and to some things. Since the time of your new birth, have some things changed? Before the new birth, I desired to drink and curse and live like the devil. But after the new birth, my thoughts began to change, and my desires began to change. All at once I wanted to go to church, I wanted to read the Word, and I desired to pray and to tithe. As I continued in the Word, my thoughts continued to change in a God-direction. If I stopped or got too busy, I found that my mind would slip back to the old way of thinking. You, too, need to be washed in your soul by the Word on a daily basis. Just like you take a shower for your body once or twice a day, you need to wash your soul in the Word. If you stop showering in the natural, you will start to stink sooner or later, and if you get out of the Word, your thinking will soon start to stink! If you have been born again for years and have seen little change—check the spiritual soap you are using. Is it the Word of God or the word of religion or tradition? You cannot get clean by taking a bath in dirty water, so make sure what is being preached to you is the right type of cleaner—the Word of God.

God’s Will

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour. —1 Thessalonians 4:3–4

Many people desire to know God’s will for their lives. They search and seek to find what God’s will is for them in the body of Christ: Pastor? Teacher? Prophet? Music minister? Usher? Helps minister? But until you allow God to complete His immediate will in your life, you will not be able to fulfill your call. His desire is your sanctifica tion, that you may possess your vessel in sanctification and honor. God desires that you live a sanctified life here on the earth. You are now a new creation, created after God in righteousness and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24). Your spirit was instantly sanctified at the new birth, but now a process of sanctifying, or separating your soul and body from the old to the new, is taking place. The Word will separate you from wrong thinking to God-thinking, from wrong living to God-living, from wrong talking to God-talking, from natural results to God-results. Your destiny is to be wholly separated to God—spirit, soul, and body. Notice that this is for everyone, not just a select few! God, through His Spirit and His Word, will teach you how to live in your body, right here on this earth, in separation to the plans and purposes of God. You are sanctified, and you are being sanctified by the God of peace.