Holiness, holiness is what I long for
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” (ISA.6:3, NASB)
We talk about our desire to be “holy.” What do we mean when we say that? Generally we are remembering that the Bible tells us “You shall be holy for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). Second Peter 3:11 asks the question, “. . . what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness?”
There are those who see holiness as things they do or do not do. To an extent that is true; but in a greater sense it is not WHAT you do and do not do, it is WHO YOU ARE--it is your being. We spoke of how holiness is the ESSENCE of God. It is who He is. It is to be who we are as well.
Holiness extends from beyond what we do, to who we are. In the same way that you cannot know the holiness of God by the things that He does, but only by personally knowing Who He is, so your holiness is not determined by what you do—but who you are—why you do them.
Some people spend a lifetime trying to do things that make them holy instead of being holy in essence. It is having the heart of David. It is doing what we do with the right motive. It is dying to self and allowing Christ to live through us.
Some of these who walk around “holier than thou” are actually least holy, because they fail to realize that holiness is not something you do, it is who you are. God is Holy and says to us, “you shall be holy for I am holy.”
Father God, make me holy as you. Give me the mind and heart of Christ. Give me the mercy, the love of truth, forgiveness that you exhibited to me, may I show to others. May my heart be holy; for only then will my actions which flow from my heart be holy.
In Jesus name, AMEN!
“Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.” (ISA.6:3, NASB)
We talk about our desire to be “holy.” What do we mean when we say that? Generally we are remembering that the Bible tells us “You shall be holy for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). Second Peter 3:11 asks the question, “. . . what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness?”
There are those who see holiness as things they do or do not do. To an extent that is true; but in a greater sense it is not WHAT you do and do not do, it is WHO YOU ARE--it is your being. We spoke of how holiness is the ESSENCE of God. It is who He is. It is to be who we are as well.
Holiness extends from beyond what we do, to who we are. In the same way that you cannot know the holiness of God by the things that He does, but only by personally knowing Who He is, so your holiness is not determined by what you do—but who you are—why you do them.
Some people spend a lifetime trying to do things that make them holy instead of being holy in essence. It is having the heart of David. It is doing what we do with the right motive. It is dying to self and allowing Christ to live through us.
Some of these who walk around “holier than thou” are actually least holy, because they fail to realize that holiness is not something you do, it is who you are. God is Holy and says to us, “you shall be holy for I am holy.”
Father God, make me holy as you. Give me the mind and heart of Christ. Give me the mercy, the love of truth, forgiveness that you exhibited to me, may I show to others. May my heart be holy; for only then will my actions which flow from my heart be holy.
In Jesus name, AMEN!
