Sanctification!

Bible teaches, that sanctification means to be set apart for holy use.  It also means to make holy or to purify.  This is exactly the goal of every believer in Christ.  Like the Old Testament Temple vessels used by the priest, these were to be used for holy purposes and to be pure and to glorify God.  Today, Christians have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and our bodies are the temple of God in which dwells the Holy Spirit and our bodies are vessels to be used for a holy or pure purpose for the glory of God.  The origin of this word is from the Latin “sanctus” which means holy or to consecrate.  The suffix of “tion” in sanctification is the ongoing or continuing process of this becoming holy.  It is a progressive holiness and growing in purity and it takes a lifetime.  We are being perfected and this perfection takes time and patience.  I thank God that He is patient with me in this process.  We cannot see much of our own progress until we start looking back at last year, and the year before and then ten years ago.  There should be noticeable differences in a person’s life that are tangible evidences of growth.