BE A SANCTUARY

Dear Christian teens,
In this world is darkness.
A darkness that effects us.
A darkness that effects the church, our families,
our houses, our minds, our actions.
For us, it's easier to live like the world, act like the world
and think like the world.
But God calls us to a higher standard.

The Bible says to set ourselves apart from this world.
To be different from those around us and to be holy ourselves
so that God can use us for His will.
God still wants us to be in this world, but He wants us to minister
to those who are of this world.

John 17:15-17
"I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
  They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth."

You see, the Lord doesn't want us to be "better than" others.
He doesn't want us to put ourselves on a higher pedestal than everyone else.
He wants us to be different than others. He wants us to be in the world, not of the world.

How beautiful is that.
God chose us to use for His glory.
Even though we deserve nothing He gives to us, He still grants us His grace, His hope and His endearment.

Christians, God calls us to make ourselves sanctuaries.
Somewhere He can live.
Sacrifice yourselves to God. Sacrifice your flesh to God's use...not your selfish reasons.
Christians, be a sanctuary for the Lord.
Be a place where He can better us for the expansion of the kingdom of God!
Be a sanctuary. Be someone who seeks God's will.
For the more you seek Him,
 the more you find Him,
 and the more you find Him, the more you love Him.

sincerely,
                Sophie