by Prisca | 6 September 2024 08:46 am09
There is a spiritual condition in which every believer must be found when the Lord Jesus Christ returns. If He finds us outside this condition, we will not go with Him, but instead, we will be left behind to face God’s judgment.
Let us read the Scripture:
“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.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NKJV)
This verse reveals a powerful truth: Jesus is indeed coming back, and when He returns, He expects to find us sanctified in three areas:
If we are found defiled in any of these three areas at His coming, there is a great danger we risk missing the Rapture and facing eternal consequences.
Let’s explore each area:
The soul is the seat of our:
God desires that these aspects remain pure and submitted to Him.
How is the soul sanctified?
By:
If you neglect prayer, your soul becomes weak you become easily angered, bitter, and directionless. Without the Word, your soul is vulnerable to temptation and lacks spiritual guidance.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”
Psalm 119:105 (ESV)
The spirit is the inner man the innermost part of our being. It is the place where God dwells and communes with us.
“The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.”
Proverbs 20:27 (ESV)
It is through the spirit that we:
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 4:24 (NKJV)
If your spirit is not purified and alive in Christ, you cannot walk with God not in this life, and certainly not in eternity.
The body is the physical vessel, the outward part of man, and it must also be kept holy.
Biblically, an unclean body is not one with sweat or dust, but one defiled by sinful actions, such as:
“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”
1 Corinthians 6:18 (NKJV)
The body is sanctified not by hot water or herbal remedies, but by renouncing the works of the flesh, which are clearly listed in Galatians:
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,
idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19–21 (NKJV)
Everyone must purify themselves and maintain that purity in spirit, soul, and body. Sanctification is the ticket to seeing the Lord when He returns.
“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.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (repeated for emphasis)
If not what are you waiting for?
And if you have already received Him, then ask yourself:
If you need guidance in building yourself spiritually in these three areas, you can reach out to us for prayer support and spiritual counsel.
Maranatha the Lord is coming!
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