In Hezekiahβs day, βthe priests had not sanctified themselves sufficientlyβΒ (II Chron. 30:3), and βthe Levites were more upright in heartΒ to sanctify themselves than the priestsβ (II Chron. 29:34). ImagineΒ thatβmen who wanted to serve the Lord, but who didnβt want toΒ sanctify themselves; that is, they didnβt want to set themselves apartΒ unto God (Ex. 13:2 cf. v. 12).
How about you? Are you long on wanting to serve the Lord but shortΒ on wanting to set yourself apart as holy unto Him? If so, you shouldΒ know that βthis is the will of God, even your sanctificationβ (I Thes.Β 4:3). The Lord gave Himself for the Church βthat He might sanctifyΒ and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Wordβ (Eph. 5:25,26).Β Why not determine to bury yourself in Godβs Word, with the goal ofΒ learning how to be as pure as He died to make you now, in this lifeΒ (Titus 2:14), and become βa vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meetΒ for the Masterβs useβ (II Tim. 2:21). source
