Sanctified by the truth of God’s word

In John 17, Jesus prays that God will “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” God’s word, in scripture, but also the preached word, is truth that speaks into our hearts with the power to expose what is not true. As we become aware of and repent for the untruths that we hold on to, we are sanctified by God’s truth.

Untruths can be our wrong perspectives, judgmental attitudes, mistakenly-directed anger, and perhaps questions of our own unworthiness of Christ’s love. Allow the power of Christ’s love, through His sacrifice, to wash away these thoughts, so that you “shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah 1:18).