28 Days 2020: Day 3
STEPS TO CONSECRATING YOURSELF BEFORE GOD
Read Joshua 3
After the Lord rescued the people of Israel from brutal slavery in Egypt and delivered them from the powerful hand of Pharaoh, He called them to consecrate their lives. The consecration was not a prerequisite of Israel’s salvation, but a commanded response to God’s faithful love for His people. The Lord commands the nation of Israel to “be My holy people” in Exodus 22:31, to set themselves apart for worship and devotion to God. The command has not changed now that we are under the blood of Christ. Our salvation is still a work of total grace, based on the perfect righteousness of Jesus and not our own. At the same time, Jesus has commanded those who have been purchased by His grace to “obey all that He has commanded us” and to “be holy as His Father is holy.” In other words, we are still directed to consecrate ourselves before the Lord, not as a means of earning His favor, but as the appropriate response to His favor.
What does this process of consecration look like?
First, we need to remember God’s grace in our lives.
One of the most common commands in the Bible is to “remember” all that God has done for us. The festivals in the OT and the sacraments in the NT are means of remembering the gracious work of God on our behalf. A drift in our commitment to holiness is usually connected to a lack of awe and wonder at all that God has done for us.
Spend some time today thinking about and writing down the good gifts that God has given to you that you do not deserve.
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