1 Thessalonians 5:22-24 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!

God makes EVERYTHING holy and whole.  We started out as pure babies, he made us perfect from the start, and can make us holy and whole again.  As we learned from Paul’s example from Abraham (Romans 4:19-25) what keeps us “fit” is our belief in God’s promises that are even yet to come.  God will come through on this!  He can’t help it because He does what He says He’ll do, He is who he says he is.

God’s promise here to me is to make me holy and whole.  Even after heart break, even when life doesn’t make sense, even when my relationships are strained at best, or totally destroyed.  Can I believe this promise without trying to figure it out?  Can I just jump into it?  Can I own this promise and see it even if it isn’t reality yet?  Do I have the faith of Abraham enough to be declared fit? 

Jesus, thank for the promise to make me holy and whole.  Thank you for caring about the parts of me that aren’t and for wanting to restore them.  Give me wisdom, strength and faith as I let you work in me, as I become more like you.