For Spiritual Formation here at the Training College we have to give a presentation on someone who has influenced us spiritually over the years, I chose Samuel Logan Brengle, the great holiness teacher of the Salvation Army.
As I've been reading over his books and biographies, God gave me an insight to what Samuel teaches about. God told me that I've been born to be sanctified, I've been called by His will for His glory, and a critical part of achieving all these things is to be totally blameless before Him.
Brengle writes in the introduction to his book 'Helps to Holiness', "He satisfied me- I weigh my words - He satisfied me! He satisfied me".
Have you ever had that experience of being totally satisfied?? As I've been reading God has been showing me and sanctifying me, it is totally amazing, right now as I type, I am satisfied. Even though I know I haven't been sanctified through and through, God has given me something to work towards, and sooner rather than later, I'm going to live totally within God's will for my life and live a totally sanctified life - He requires it of us, and therefore it is possible!
Hallelujah - God is good, all the time!!
"This is the will of God, even your sanctification... For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness"
1 Thessalonians 4:3,7
