BEING HOLY

But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”  1 Peter 1:15-16

     Did you know that we are holy at the point of our salvation?  The fact of the matter is that while we aren’t actually holy in the purest sense of the word, we are seen as holy by God because He sees us thru the blood of Christ.  It’s as if He were looking at us thru “Jesus glasses”.  Now scripture is clear; God is a holy God.  He is pure, just and has set a high moral standard for us to follow.  That standard isn’t to squash our fun, but rather because He knows what is best for us.  It’s like Paul says in Corinthians, “You can do whatever you want, but not all things are beneficial or constructive.”(1 Corinthians 6:12 & 10:23)  Our Heavenly Father knows what is most beneficial and constructive for us. 

     We are no longer supposed to seek out worldly pleasures that fly in the face of God’s scriptural standards.  We are to seek His face and learn from His word that which is acceptable to Him. This doesn’t mean we must hide ourselves away and never do anything. It means we get to know what the Lord is expecting of us thru His word and live accordingly.  We all have a weak spot in our protective armor and the devil knows just where that weak spot is.  You can bet he will try to get you to do that which you would normally never do.  Go to a place you’d normally never go.  That is precisely why we need to stay close to the Lord.

     Holiness isn’t play acting, it’s making an earnest effort to be more like Christ in our everyday lives.  We cannot live our lives by ourselves.  We simply can’t.  We find ourselves in the most uncomfortable situations by our own hand and can’t find a way out.  But God knows all about it and will lead us to safer ground if we let Him.  Strive to live holy, moral lives for your sake, not God’s.  It’s what He asks of us and what He expects.  Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

NOTE:  The translation used today is the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION; Publisher: Tyndale House.

HOLY – “Living or undertaken with highly moral or spiritual purpose; saintly: a holy person; a holy way of life.” [American Heritage Dictionary]