As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." (1 Peter 1:14-16)
Probably one of the simplest ideas we will be looking at this month, but also one of the hardest. To have a spirit of Holiness, to become Christ-like.
“Be holy, because I am holy.”
How??????
Does He really know how HARD that is? I mean, really?
Of course. HE knows exactly how hard it is. And He also knows we can do it.
It tells us not to conform any longer to our old ways, so I guess it also means we need to be finding new ways to conform to. If we want to be holy, we need to look at our behaviour, and try to make it more Christ-like.
What Would Jesus Do?
A useful sentiment, but I think a way to apply it today would be to stop every so often, and ask: “What would I be doing if Jesus were here with me?”
Would I be watching this movie? Would I be having this conversation? Would I be watching TV while my wife washed up?
We might not know what Jesus would do, but I think we can guess what he would want us to do.
It gives me hope because we don't have to clean ourselves up to come to Jesus. We don't have to try and be holy before coming to Him. We come just as we are...sinful, prideful, arrogant, selfish and HE slowly begins the transformation of making us holy. He begins to sanctify us. He takes the old and makes it new. And in this process we desire to do what pleases Him rather than what pleases ourselves.
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