Living in an upside-down world creates a longing for heaven and for deliverance from the besetting sins in our lives. We must AWAKE to the provision for this deliverance through Christ our righteousness who is the source of our justifying righteousness and our sanctifying grace.
"When we pray for earthly blessings, the answer to our prayer may be delayed, or God may give us something other than we ask, but not so when we ask for deliverance from sin. It is His will to cleanse us from sin (justify us) to make us His children, and to enable us (sanctify us) to live a holy life. DA 266