26.07.30 “Sanctify us, Lord!” (1 Thess. 5:23,24)

 

What would be required for you and me to become the very best possible version of ourselves? Have you ever thought about that?   No matter our age, our ethnicity or where we live in the world, does God have a best potential design for you and me at this point in our lives? Would you agree this famous 2 Cor. 5:17 statement from the apostle Paul is an important part of our becoming the best version of ourselves possible: “If anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: the old has gone and the new has come. All this is from God who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ…” Oh yes, my friends, our God given potential BEGINS with our soul transformation when God does His great life changing salvation work in us, as we repent of our sin and trust Jesus Christ to save us from our sin condemnation! But did you know God has MORE, much more, that He wants to accomplish in your life and mine, for achieving our God given potential, and for His glory?  As Paul concludes his first letter, to the first generation of Christians in the Macedonian city of Thessalonica, Paul gets quite excited about helping them realize how they could become the very best version of who God designed them to be. Today let’s join Paul’s excitement as we consider how these words could become life changing for you and me, my friends: “May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it.“ (1 Thess. 5:23,24)

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Pastor Doug Anderson    “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, with our eyes fixed on Jesus…” (Heb. 12:1,2)

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