I’ve been trying to catch up since returning from church camp…the worse thing about leaving is coming back to the mess left behind. Regardless, I can now see the top of my desk in some select spots and wanted to offer you something to ponder. Hanging over the altar in the tabernacle at Beulah Camp is a sign that reads, “God calls sinners to repentance and believers to entire sanctification.” We church folk often realize the importance of repentance and we do a great job of reminding non-church folks of their need for repentance…some think that is our primary purpose in life, but just as important is sanctification and I am sorry to say many struggle with that. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 reads, “For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.” I’ve said this before, but once saved God has a job for us…if he did not we would instantly be taken home! God wants us to grow in our faith and witness to the Savior. We only do this by becoming sanctified (that is a fancy church word for becoming holy). This does not mean we become perfect, or just better than anyone else, it means we are more Christ-like than we were before…we are changed in such a way that others notice the change in us. So what about you? God has called…has your life changed since you made him your Lord & Savior…or are you just playing Christian?
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