The Believers Health Rating

You will often find on the wall of most restaurants a sheet indicating the health rating of that particular establishment. A 100% reflects a perfect score, offering confidence to the restaurant guest that this is a very clean place. This restaurant has met the standards set by the health department. Did you know God expects a 100% score of His followers? The idea of sanctification is related to the concept of sanctuary. Sanctifying is what God does to prepare his sanctuary. According to 1 Cor. 3:17-18 we are now that temple! In short He cleans us (that is sanctifying) so that he can indwell us (that is the sanctuary). Thankfully I do not have to do anything other than offer myself to him inorder to meet this otherwise imposible standard of cleanliness, or holiness. 1 Peter 1:15 calls us to "be holy as I am holy". I heard someone say once that God cannot use a dirty vessel. This used to make me feel guilty, unable to ever reach this high call, until I realized I am not the one who does the cleaning. He does. Sanctification, so we become his sanctuary, is His work. He sets me apart by the work of Christ, He empowers me to dedicate myself fully to Him, He in turn cleanses me and then indwells me so my life is completely His to use.