J.A. Matteson
(daily devotional)
Instrumental to sanctification is Scripture. "For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" (Rom. 15:4).
Being God breathed the written Word is infused with life nourishing truth that comforts and convicts....a double edged sword indeed! For by grace the Spirit of God indwells the child of God and draws his heart to be instructed by the written Word of God. And the Spirit comforts and confronts the saint through the Word by means of two graces...endurance and encouragement. The former as the Potter gently prunes to increase fruitfulness. The latter to strengthen the heart in the blessed hope of His appearing and the final consumation of the age. The written Word of God is a supreme gift to the church and through it sinners are saved and sanctified from faith to faith. Amen!
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