“Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you” (Joshua 3:5).
To be consecrated is to be declared sacred and set apart, dedicated and devoted for sacred use, to be used for the service and worship of God.
God is using Joshua to call His people to a new level of purity and a bold walk of faith.
After coming to this verse, I decided to claim it as my own. The thought occurred to me on the importance of preparing and protecting our hearts when and while we live a life of faith.
While we are in this world we must expect and prepare for unusual events, to be subjected to ways we have not seen before.
We do this by turning to the Lord in a spirit of expectant faith in the wonders of which the Lord will do in and through us. If we have the assurance of God’s presence with us, we need not fear the circumstances. He will furnish us with protection and strength such as we never had, as we come to experience things we’ve never seen, and to do a work we could never expect without Him.
Jesus prays to God before His disciples as He gives His life for the sins of the world to and for all that believe in Him. He prays “And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth” (John 17:19, ESV).
In Thayer Dictionary when looking up the meaning of: Consecrate in Greek, it is the word “hagiazō” a verb describing the work of Christ, meaning; 1) to render or acknowledge, or to be venerable or hallow, 2) to separate from profane things and dedicate to God, 2a) consecrate things to God, 2b) dedicate people to God 3) to purify, 3a) to cleanse externally, 3b) to purify by expiation or atonement: free from the guilt of sin, 3c) to purify internally by renewing of the soul.
In consecrating himself Jesus did these things to and for the believer– to sanctify us and set us apart for a work that he created for us to do and accomplish. Then Jesus sat down in Heaven as our High Priest and sent us His Holy Spirit to sanctify our wicked hearts and to take our guilt away.
Pray and claim these words with me: “You are my one and only God. I am the fruit of the sacrifice of your son. Spirit of God consecrate my Heart! Write your instructions deep inside of me; tattoo them over my heart. Help me to flee from the sin that surrounds me. Consecrate me as a vessel to bring glory to your name. Transform me in to the image of your son. Amen!
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