Different - You’ve Been Set Apart

“For this is the will of God, your sanctification…”1 Thessalonians 4:3 Now that you're born again, you need to understand that you are a new and different person; you are changed and equipped with your full armour. Now the process of transformation begins with your sanctification. To be sanctified means that you are set apart by God for a holy use, you have been called from a lifestyle of sinful desires into an eternal life full of Holy and goodly pleasures. God has done the calling out, you must now be active in coming out of the world, by consecrating yourself wholly to God. This world, the pride of life lust of the eyes and of the flesh are all contrary to God and are all aimed at drawing you back into sin again. God has called you not to be a better person than you were instead you are called to be different, not to sample sinful pleasure but to be an example to people in this world .You are equipped by God to do this, for God calls you a vessel of honour destined to bring glory unto Him and a temple for the Holy Spirit of God, in him you have your being and the power to live above sin. You may ask how do I come out, be set apart from the world's ways? You can start by renewing your mind, as the word of God says, do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Ro 12:2). Our mind is an access point into our heart from which flow the issues of our life. So preserving your thoughts with the word of God will keep you in the perfect will of God for your life. The bible also says that the word of God has the power to sanctify us (John 17:17), through a spiritual cleansing and the washing of water by the word of God (Eph 5:26) Sin separates you from God but Salvation brings you closer to God. The Bible says 'Be Holy even as I am Holy' (1Pe 1:16), sin defiles you and has a way of corrupting godly virtues, thoughts and behaviours. But as you begin to read the word of God and spend time talking with and hearing from to God in prayer, your life would undoubtedly be changed and transformed, starting with the way you think and act. Reading your bible and praying may seem so basic in keeping you from sin but they do and the reverse is also the same, sin has a way of keeping you from committing to them too. Many times people know what to do but still compromise and turn back to their old life, but you don't need to. The bible says we should not love the world and the things of this world but rather love God with all your heart mind, strength and soul, everything in your life and every part of you should be yielded to God and not to this world. The world and its systems are contrary to God and stand in enmity and opposition to His ways. You as a Christian should preserve yourself by loving God and consecrating yourself to him and no other. You should not engage with people or events that don't glorify God. It doesn't mean that you do not talk, walk or sit near people who are not Christians; it means that you live your life in a way that is pleasing to God and do not indulge in what they do so that you be an example and shine the light in God's Kingdom. Stay focussed on Jesus in all you do. You should desire to be more like Jesus and less like the world. It may seem a bit difficult or impossible to do, but the bible says that “Being confident that He who began this good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6) and also now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit, soul and body, be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful who will also do it (1Thessalonians 5:23- 24). As a Christian God's grace is sufficient for you and His strength will be made perfect in your weakness, but remember, God will do His part in sanctifying you , but you must also consecrate and dedicate yourself to Him. From the book; The New You - Change & Transformed by JahMain KinG Visit www.JahMainKinG.com for FREE DOWNLOADS. Copyright © 2012 Jermaine Sanwoolu TEYN PublishingAll rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-62154255-1 All Scriptures from KJV Bible.