You Shall Be Holy

Holy…

It’s one of those words that’s so slippery in modern speech. One moment it’s archaic, another moment its frightfully demanding, another moment it’s downright impossible, and yet another moment it’s so attractive that it’s the most intriguing and desirable state imaginable.

Holy…

It’s wholly other than, so completely different that it’s beyond the realm of base imagination.

“As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are My thoughts higher than your thoughts and My ways higher than your ways.” Isaiah 55:9

Holy…

What terrified the ancients is scoffed on now. They feared they’d die if they saw the face of God. These days, most would treat that concept as either laughable or too religious.

But God is still the same. He has not changed. He’s still calling us to be

Holy…

Leviticus 19:2 says, “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”

Is this yet another rule, another regulation, another thing to add to a to do list?

Or is it a prophecy? Your destiny?

You, because of the work Jesus did on the cross, shall be holy even as He is holy.

(The laws that follow that verse about holiness are all about honoring the Lord and people, and caring for the poor.)

Holy…

The holiness of the Lord is the beauty of the Lord.

Perhaps we can look at it this way:

Psalm 27:4 talks about “To behold the beauty of the Lord”

Beloved, this is your destiny:

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

“We know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” ~ 1 John 3:2

It is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” ~ 1 Peter 1:16

Just trust Him, because you will be holy.

Feel free to share your thoughts on holiness and the word ‘holy’ in the comments below. I love to hear from you!