Reading in John 17 this morning I came across a curious verse. John 17:19 reads, "For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified." It is amazing that someone who had not need of sanctification would willing take this burden upon himself. To sanctify means to make holy. It makes sense that we, who are not holy, would have the need to be made holy. So, why would Jesus an individual who is already holy have the need to be made holy?
The fact that he would not have to be made holy and yet steps up into the role his Father has for him to be made holy so that we may be holy places the gift of God's salvation even more precious. If you are a believer it is very easy for you to take what Jesus did for granted. Jesus sanctified himself through his road to the cross so that we "too may be truly sanctified." He gave up his life so that I might be with him in eternity. God's love for his glory and for us is more than any of us deserve. His grace and mercy are more than I deserve.
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