經文: 「求祢用真理使他們成聖。」

成聖始於重生。當聖靈叫一個人認罪悔改，他就重生得救，在耶穌裡成為新造的人，新的生命在他裡面萌芽，使他「攻克己身，叫身服我」。同時，上帝所賜的新生命逐漸茁莊，有如一口活水泉源，從腹中湧出，一直湧到永生。
這過程是每天在進行，也就是藉著恆心毅力來持續；同時，信徒的靈性生命不斷得著餵養與長進，並在人前有好行為，得以將榮耀歸給上帝。雖說聖靈是成聖的原動力，但別忘了還有一個看得見的推動者，就是「上帝的道」。耶穌說：「用真理使他們成聖，這真理就是上帝的道。」（約十七：17）
聖經有很多處提到上帝的話，就是成聖的工具。聖靈將真理的原則、概念啟示在我們心中，也賜我們能力，教導我們應用在生活中。上帝的話就像種子一樣，我們聽道後，就存記在心，忍耐著努力結實，為要討上帝的歡心。的確，上帝的道就一把雕刻的刀，要把我們雕塑成耶穌的樣子，因此人若不聽道，焉能行道？「祢的話是我腳前的燈，是我路上的光。」（詩一一九：105）

Morning, July 4
Scripture: “Sanctify them through thy truth.”(John 17:17)

Sanctification begins in regeneration. The Spirit of God infuses into man that new living principle by which he becomes “a new creature” in Christ Jesus. This work, which begins in the new birth, is carried on in two ways—mortification, whereby the lusts of the flesh are subdued and kept under; and vivification, by which the life which God has put within us is made to be a well of water springing up unto everlasting life. This is carried on every day in what is called “perseverance,” by which the Christian is preserved and continued in a gracious state, and is made to abound in good works unto the praise and glory of God; and it culminates or comes to perfection, in “glory,” when the soul, being thoroughly purged, is caught up to dwell with holy beings at the right hand of the Majesty on high. But while the Spirit of God is thus the author of sanctification, yet there is a visible agency employed which must not be forgotten. “Sanctify them,” said Jesus, “through thy truth: thy word is truth.” The passages of Scripture which prove that the instrument of our sanctification is the Word of God are very many. The Spirit of God brings to our minds the precepts and doctrines of truth, and applies them with power. These are heard in the ear, and being received in the heart, they work in us to will and to do of God's good pleasure. The truth is the sanctifier, and if we do not hear or read the truth, we shall not grow in sanctification. We only progress in sound living as we progress in sound understanding. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Do not say of any error, “It is a mere matter of opinion.” No man indulges an error of judgment, without sooner or later tolerating an error in practice. Hold fast the truth, for by so holding the truth shall you be sanctified by the Spirit of God.