Spirit, soul, and body complete without blame:

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

23     Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

     24     Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

     

            God is not just paying attention to our spirits. He is concerned about all three facets of our lives … spirit, soul, and body. He wants us to be sanctified lock, stock, and barrel. Sanctified means set apart as holy unto Him. He wants our spirit, soul, and body to be preserved completely and without any guilt when Jesus returns. Our spirits were sanctified when we asked Jesus to come into our lives. Our souls are in the process of being sanctified. There should have been a point in time when we dedicated our lives to God. In other words, we made Jesus not just our Savior, but also our Lord. Some people believe that this sanctification is a separate work of grace, like salvation. Let’s not argue about whether it is or not. We will agree that there should be a moment in time when we turn our lives over completely to Him. That is when the sanctification of our souls can truly begin. These verses also mention that He is faithful to bring it about. If He says He will do it, you can be sure He will.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My desire in not just that you be perfect in your spirit, but in all aspects of your life. I desire that you be blameless within and without. I desire that your desires blend in with Mine … that you walk fully in My Word. Only then will you truly know happiness. Joy is neither in things nor in people. Joy is obeying My Word and doing My will. Then you will know true happiness. It is not based on circumstances, but on knowing Me fully, which you cannot do as long as you obey your former desires and ambitions. Walk fully in Me; then you will know My joy.”

            89. He is sanctifying me totally inside and out. I will be completely without blame when Jesus returns. I can depend on Him to do it. It will happen!