PROMISE #56 - FEBRUARY 25
Promise #56:
I will sanctify you and keep you blameless until Jesus returns.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (WEB)
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely.
May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
In today's promise, we read that God Himself has sanctified us through the free gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. He initiated the beginning of our life in Christ, and He will keep us blameless until the day that Jesus returns.
I believe it is important for us to understand that it is God's faithfulness that will bring the fulfillment of this promise, not our own self-effort. We can rely on His faithfulness because of His goodness towards us.
He is the One who has called us to be in His Son. In Ephesians 1:3-6 we read of our Father's eternal plan where He chose us to be in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. He chose us, and He will keep us by His grace and mercy.
We can rest in His goodness to sanctify us and keep us blameless until Jesus returns because He is a good Father with our best interest at the very core of His heart. My prayer today is that every one of us will be comforted by this truth and live a life with the assurance that He will keep us blameless until we see Jesus face to face.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the beautiful, sanctified life you have given me in Christ. You see me as blameless because of Jesus' finished work at the cross. Even if I don’t feel that way today, I trust your faithfulness to keep me until I see Jesus face to face.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
I will sanctify you and keep you blameless until Jesus returns.
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (WEB)
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely.
May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless
at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
In today's promise, we read that God Himself has sanctified us through the free gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. He initiated the beginning of our life in Christ, and He will keep us blameless until the day that Jesus returns.
I believe it is important for us to understand that it is God's faithfulness that will bring the fulfillment of this promise, not our own self-effort. We can rely on His faithfulness because of His goodness towards us.
He is the One who has called us to be in His Son. In Ephesians 1:3-6 we read of our Father's eternal plan where He chose us to be in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. He chose us, and He will keep us by His grace and mercy.
We can rest in His goodness to sanctify us and keep us blameless until Jesus returns because He is a good Father with our best interest at the very core of His heart. My prayer today is that every one of us will be comforted by this truth and live a life with the assurance that He will keep us blameless until we see Jesus face to face.
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the beautiful, sanctified life you have given me in Christ. You see me as blameless because of Jesus' finished work at the cross. Even if I don’t feel that way today, I trust your faithfulness to keep me until I see Jesus face to face.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.