"Sanctified in Christ Jesus." "Through sanctification of the Spirit." Mark the union of the Three Divine Persons in all their gracious acts!

How foolish some believers are when they play favorites with the Trinity! They paint Jesus as the embodiment of everything lovely and gracious, while they see the Father as nothing but stern justice, empty of kindness. Just as wrong are those who magnify the Father's decrees and the Son's atonement so high they practically dismiss the Spirit's work.

Listen: in deeds of grace, none of the Persons of the Trinity act apart from the rest. They are as united in their deeds as they are in their essence. Their love for the chosen is one love. The actions that flow from that great central source are still undivided.

Pay special attention to this in the matter of sanctification. Yes, we can rightly call sanctification the work of the Spirit. But take heed! Don't imagine for a moment that the Father and Son have no part in it. Sanctification is the work of the Father. Sanctification is the work of the Son. Sanctification is the work of the Spirit. All three, always.

God still says, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

See the value God places on real holiness! The Three Persons of the Trinity work together to produce a Church without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. And you, believer, as a follower of Christ, must set just as high a value on holiness—on purity of life and godliness of conversation.

Yes, treasure the blood of Christ as the foundation of your hope. But never, never speak disparagingly of the Spirit's work. His work is your fitness for the inheritance of the saints in light.

This day, let us so live as to manifest the work of the Triune God in us!