DAILY READINGS: 2 Kings 19; Jeremiah 52; 1 Timothy 3
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctifi
ed, but ye are justifi ed in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the
Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:11
The true Christian has a sinful past, but he doesn’t live or behave
like he did before. We were living as sinners, but not now. “Are”
refers to our present condition. When the Lord saves a person, He
washes him from his sin, making him clean. He sanctifi es him, setting
him apart to live for God, to live a separated life. And He justifi
es him, declaring him righteous because of his faith in Christ.
A person whose present is like his past, ought to question their
spiritual status. If you’re the same as always, you need to be saved.
—Carl Knott
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? —Elisha A. Hoff man