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Morning and Evening

July 12, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Sanctified by God the Father.;Sanctified in Christ Jesus.;Through sanctification of the Spirit." — Jude 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:2 · KJV

Mark the union of the three divine Persons in all their gracious acts. How unwisely do those believers talk who make preferences among the Persons of the Trinity — who think of Jesus as the embodiment of everything lovely and gracious, while they regard the Father 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 toward the chosen they are one, and in the actions that flow from that great central source they are still undivided. Notice this especially 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 in it. It is correct to speak of sanctification as the work of the Father, of the Son, and of the Spirit. Still does Yahweh say, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"; and so 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 God sets on real holiness, since the three Persons of the Trinity are represented as working together to produce a Church without "spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing." And you, believer, as a follower of Christ, must also set a high value on holiness — on purity of life and godliness of conduct. Value the blood of Christ as the foundation of your hope, but never speak slightingly of the work of the Spirit, which is your fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light. This day, let us so live as to show the work of the triune God in us.