1 Thessalonians 4:7-8
New King James Version (NKJV)
7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. 8 Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given[a] us His Holy Spirit.
1 Peter 1:14-16
New King James Version (NKJV)
14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; 15 but as He who called you isholy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
What does the word "holy" mean to you? I woke up with this question on my mind this morning. I fell asleep listening to a Creflo Dollar sermon. He was talking about holiness. He said being holy is reading the Bible, believing the Bible, and doing what the Bible says. I don't think anyone could have put it simpler than that. We cannot look at man to see what holiness looks like because man is not our example. Remember we are not to imitate people but we are to imitate Christ. He is the perfect and only example of holiness.
Sometimes you may feel like it is impossible to live holy, but it is not. If it were, God would not tell us to be holy. He would never tell us to do anything impossible. He gave us written instructions and the Holy Spirit to help us. He knows we are not perfect and that we fail at times. He would have never sent Jesus Christ to die for us if we didn't need a Savior. But we need to make an effort. We can't just give in to temptation or compromise because we see others giving in. We also can't take the attitude that, "I can do this because I am forgiven anyway." We need to make a conscious effort to live holy. It may be very hard at times and when it does get hard or feels impossible, turn to God and ask for His help.
Remember even though we are in this world, we are not of this world. Please don't compromise your faith. You were put on this Earth for something very special. God is crazy about you, otherwise He would never sent Jesus to die on the cross for you.
I ask you today to take a moment and speak with God. Ask Him to help you live a holy life.
What does the word "holy" mean to you? I woke up with this question on my mind this morning. I fell asleep listening to a Creflo Dollar sermon. He was talking about holiness. He said being holy is reading the Bible, believing the Bible, and doing what the Bible says. I don't think anyone could have put it simpler than that. We cannot look at man to see what holiness looks like because man is not our example. Remember we are not to imitate people but we are to imitate Christ. He is the perfect and only example of holiness.
Sometimes you may feel like it is impossible to live holy, but it is not. If it were, God would not tell us to be holy. He would never tell us to do anything impossible. He gave us written instructions and the Holy Spirit to help us. He knows we are not perfect and that we fail at times. He would have never sent Jesus Christ to die for us if we didn't need a Savior. But we need to make an effort. We can't just give in to temptation or compromise because we see others giving in. We also can't take the attitude that, "I can do this because I am forgiven anyway." We need to make a conscious effort to live holy. It may be very hard at times and when it does get hard or feels impossible, turn to God and ask for His help.
Remember even though we are in this world, we are not of this world. Please don't compromise your faith. You were put on this Earth for something very special. God is crazy about you, otherwise He would never sent Jesus to die on the cross for you.
I ask you today to take a moment and speak with God. Ask Him to help you live a holy life.
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