1 Peter 1:15-16 “But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do you do; for it is written:”Be holy because I am holy.”
So, Lord, what does it mean to be holy? Webster says:
“Holy-belonging to, devoted to God, morally perfect; sacred, pious”
“Moral-pertaining to right conduct or duties; ethical; virtuous; chaste; discriminating between right and wrong; designed to instruct in doctrine”
“Virtue- upright, dutiful, chaste”
Lord, this is obviously a command not a suggestion; simple to memorize, but hard to live out. You are by nature and character holy. We are by nature sinful and still struggle with our nature even after we are saved. However; if we would live every moment of our lives as crucified with Christ instead of excusing our sinful behavior because “after all we are only human and are just a sinner saved by grace”, what an impact we would have in our homes, communities, and the world! We are sinners yet and saved by grace, hallelujah! But if we no longer live, but Christ lives in us…there should be a real change in how we live.
It would be much easier to live in a “holy” state more than a sinful one if we would but: set our thoughts on things above, be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of our minds, and to think on the things You have commanded us to think on instead of allowing the world to dictate our thoughts and actions. In our “relative truth” culture the “discriminating right from wrong” is lost on all but Your children and sadly even on us at times. Lord, lead us all…all of Your children into all TRUTH and help us live out this command daily. Convict us..convict me, Lord, of our sin immediately each day so we might confess and repent.
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