“Sanctified by God the Father.”
— Jude 1

“Sanctified in Christ Jesus.”
– 1 Corinthians 1:2

“Through sanctification of the Spirit.”
– 1 Peter 1:2

Mark the union of the Three Divine Persons in all their gracious acts.
How unwisely do those believers talk who make preferences in the
Persons of the Trinity; who think of Jesus as if he were the embodiment
of everything lovely and gracious, while the Father they regard as
severely just, but destitute of kindness. Equally wrong are those who
magnify the decree of the Father, and the atonement of the Son, so as
to depreciate the work of the Spirit. In deeds of grace none of the
Persons of the Trinity act apart from the rest. They are as united in
their deeds as in their essence. In their love towards the chosen they
are one, and in the actions which flow from that great central source
they are still undivided. Specially notice this in the matter of
sanctification. While we may without mistake speak of sanctification as
the work of the Spirit, yet we must take heed that we do not view it as
if the Father and the Son had no part therein. It is correct to speak
of sanctification as the work of the Father, of the Son, and of the
Spirit. Still doth Jehovah say, “Let us make man in our own image after
our likeness,” and thus we are “his workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should
walk in them.” See the value which God sets upon real holiness, since
the Three Persons in the Trinity are represented as co-working to
produce a Church without “spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.” And
you, believer, as the follower of Christ, must also set a high value on
holiness-upon purity of life and godliness of conversation. Value the
blood of Christ as the foundation of your hope, but never speak
disparagingly of the work of the Spirit which is your meetness for the
inheritance of the saints in light. This day let us so live as to
manifest the work of the Triune God in us.

On this day...

• Ephesians 2 - 2013
• Judging By the Financial Report - 2011
• 2 Timothy 4:18 - 2011
• God - R.a. Torrey - 2008