Sanctified by the Cross

3   Who shall ascend the hill of the  LORD ? And who shall stand in his holy place?  4   He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.  5   He will receive blessing from the  LORD  and righteousness from the God of his salvation.  6   Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah     Psalm 24:3-6  Seeking God's presence, or being in God's presence is not just an occasional thing in the Christian life.  It ought be happening all the time.  If we are to have a relationship with the God that redeemed, reconciled and made sons and friends out of slaves and enemies, we must find a way to seek Him.   Psalm 14:2 "The  LORD  looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who s...

15   I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.  16   They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.  17   Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.  John 17:15-17  Imagine yourself washed adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  You are treading water but just barely. You need something to keep you afloat. And Now.  When you see a piece of driftwood floating over the crest of the next wave, what do you do?  The answer is obvious: swim to it and cling to it for your very life. What Jesus has to say from about John chapter 13 through his final prayer for the disciples and for us is some of the most incredible teaching ever to be taught. It is more than a life raft in the midst of this world.  We could (and maybe should) spend the rest of our lives studying, memorizing and believing what he has to say to his disciples both then and now.  ...