Sexually Sanctified

First, let me begin by giving a definition of the word sanctified, it's not a word that is frequently used in our modern culture. It means to be set apart as sacred of to be purified and free from sin. The scripture says this about sanctification;

1 Corinthians 6:10, 11 - Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

When you have been saved by the grace of God, the scripture says that you have been washed clean of your sin, you have been set apart, because you are precious to God, and the last part of that scripture says that you are justified, another word we don't use often, but being justified means that since being saved because of the power in the grace of God, it is literally as if we have never sinned.

Is that not the most awesome thing you have ever heard? As a Christian, God has sanctified us, do you know what that means?!?!?? God values you, yes he does, or else he wouldn't set us apart from the world and free us from sin and desire purity in our lives!!!

I'll explain it like this, how many have ever heard of fine china?? Fine china is very nice dinnerware that is only brought out on special occasions. So this dinnerware is not used everyday you don't use the bowls every day for cereal, and the reason is not because you don't like the dinnerware and not because you think less of the dinnerware, no you treasure it and that is the reason that you don't allow it to be used for some of the other things that you use the rest of your dinnerware.

God is the same way with his people, God has not placed sexual boundaries on his people because he does not want us to enjoy ourselves, but because he wants to keep us from destroying ourselves!!

1 Corinthians 6:13 -
Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body…

So, what have we learned from this? We have learned that God has set us apart for a purpose and that means that we are valuable to God!!! That is AWESOME!!!

Stay tuned as we continue this series on being sexually sanctified, God Bless.

Nathan