Sunday, July 29, 2007

Sanctification: Moment-By-Moment Obedience

Sanctification can best be described as being made perfect through the grace of God. But what does it mean to be sanctified and how do we know we are being sanctified?

Mark 6:45-52 chronicles the story of Jesus walking across the stormy lake to come to the aid of his disciples, but why did Jesus send his disciples out into the storm in the first place? v.45 starts off by telling us Jesus "made" his disciples get into the boat. What many people fail to realize about sanctification is that it does not end when we are saved. Just as Jesus sent his disciples into the storm, God will also not leave you as you are.
  1. Recognition of truth : We can all look within ourselves and find flaws we wish to fix, but unless you are willing to face up to them now, you are not truly realizing your need to be sanctified.
  2. Method
    (a) endurance : Sanctification is a daily process. You need to come to accept that it won't happen overnight. Will you cooperate with God to let the Holy Spirit work in you life, even if it's not according to your "schedule?"
    (b) faith : In v.48 it says Jesus saw the disciples straining with oars. Even though Jesus was standing on a mountain top miles aways from his disciples, he was still able to see his disciples in the storm. Do you have faith to know that Jesus can see you in the storm? Do you have faith to see Jesus walking on water to come save you?
  3. Perfect Obedience : Do you have the obedience not to react the same way as before when faced with the same hardships again? Can you obey God's wishes even if you find it difficult to follow?

Being saved is the merely the first step in God plan to mold you. Every day the Lord will try to sanctify you to become a better person. He will find flaws in you that are both easy and hard to overcome. Will you have the faith to believe in him? Will you have the endurance to get through the storm? And will you have the obedience to not to make the same mistakes?

Can you see Jesus walking on water towards you?

--from Nakwon EM July 29th 2007 Sunday Worship Service
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

oohh .. nice job!
this is such a daily process .. oh how patience would really come in handy ...

Anonymous said...

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uuhm..Mr.Jumbo Jambo Juice, couldn't hear my favorite part either!!!

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