Sanctify yourselves

And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you." – Joshua 3v5

The next step for Israel was a huge one – entering the land of Canaan. For them to succeed God was going to have to do a great work for them. He had already sanctified them, or separated them from the rest of the world, when He had called them to be His people. Now, before they headed into this task, God told them that they had to do their part in setting themselves apart from the land which they were entering.

The instruction here is a wise one for us to listen too. God sanctified us at salvation when he set us apart in Christ. One day He will totally set us apart then we go to meet Him. In the meantime our daily, practicable sanctification is something that we are called on to do everyday.

Once saved we will always be His children. If we want Him to do wonders through us we need to choose to separate ourselves from the things of this world.