Evening — July 17 — 2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. — 2 Thessalonians 2:13God's sovereign choice to save us is inseparable from the Spirit's ongoing work of making us holy through the truth of the gospel. This sanctification is not merely a future hope but a present reality where the Spirit applies Christ's finished work to our hearts, producing real transformation. Because our salvation rests on God's initiative and the Spirit's power, every step of growth in holiness is both a gift to receive and a calling to embrace with active faith.