Sanctify yourself

21 days fasting prayer started on 4th Jan. This years theme was "Be Holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight". For the study we took Book of Ephesians as the central part.

Paul wrote this letter to Saints(Ephe 1:1)
He is stressing the importance of being holy and blameless.

A. Why we should be Holy?
In old testament times, God's presence came down into Tabernacle.Its an unchanging law and command of Lord that the tabernacle, altar, all instruments used inside the temple and all persons/priests must be holy
Exodus 40:9-16

In new testament, God's presence resides in our body, which is His temple. So this temple must be holy. Every organ and part of our body must be holy.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17

B. How we can become holy?
1. By the Holy spirit
Isaiah 6:1-7
Here Isaiah confessed himself his sins/inequities after seeing the Glory of Lord.Even though he was a prophet, that does not prevent him from confessing ", Woe is me! For I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah"(Isaiah 6:5)

Then seraph sanctified his lips and tongue.
Our tongues needs a sanctification
Ephe 5:1-4

2. By the Word of God.
Exodus 19:4-6
When we obey Word of God, we will become holy.
Another thing which God wants us to do is Sanctify yourself. Ephe 5:25

Exodus 19. God asked Moses to tell people that let them sanctify themselves for 3 days. Then come near to God, God will come down.

C. What is the benefit of becoming Holy?
God's presence and glory will come down and reside in us.
Exodus 40:9-16
God asked Moses to do sanctify tabernacle, instruments inside, Aron and his family.
Exodus 40:33
Moses did exactly as God commanded.
THEN, cloud covered the tent

So Be HOLY, BLAMELESS and UNREPROVEABLE