"For your sakes I sanctify myself." (Jesus) John 17:19
A quick dip into Vance Havner's Day by Day for Feb. 3 brings these challenging comments:
There is a sense in which we, too, must sanctify ourselves for the sake of others. We live in a sin-sick world infested and infected by the microbes of evil. . . Surgeons and nurses must keep fit and clean, and so must we. . . We must keep strong by the food of the Word, by resting in the Lord, by exercising unto godliness [I Timothy 4:7]. If we develop points of infection they must be dealt with. Any habit or interest that lowers our resistance to evil must be abandoned. The offending eye or hand must be plucked out or cut off, for sometimes spiritual surgery is indicated. . . [Matthew 5:29,30] For God's sake, for the sake of others, for our own sakes, let us sanctify ourselves."