The Lord’s Greatest Prayer 6

We know what sanctification is, it’s Christ. And,
again, we go back to 2 Corinthians 3:18. As you look
at Him and see His glory, you know exactly how to
walk. Walk in love to God. Love God with all your
heart, soul, mind and strength like He did; that’s
the goal. Obey the Lord in everything: everything you
do, everything you say, everything you think. Be
pleasing to Him.

Yes, He is your righteousness in that you are
covered by His holiness in your justification. But He
is also your example of righteousness, a pattern to
be followed in your practice and in your
sanctification. So He not only prays for our purity,
but He knows it’s tough, because we have remaining
flesh, we’re living in a hostile world, the evil one
after us; and He prays us into the only means by
which this sanctification can take place, and that is
being immersed in the divine Word of God, the
Scripture.

As you study the Scripture, as the Scripture,
to borrow Paul’s words, “dwells in you richly,” you
will be walking in the Spirit, and you will be
walking the way Christ walked. You will know the
Scripture, believe the Scripture, love the Scripture;
and that’s the path to Christlikeness. What an
amazing statement for our Lord to make: “I sanctify
Myself for their sakes.” Positionally by imputing His
life to us; practically by providing an example for
us. In the one, we are justified; in the second, we
are being sanctified.