Eternal Perspective: Be HolyPosted by Phil on November 8th, 2009
the word holy means to be set apart or pure. we talked about how many times, Christians are not any different from the rest of the world in the way we act. so we come to 1 Peter 1:16 and it says, “Be holy as I am holy” and i’m not completely sure what to think.
obviously, we’re not doing a very good job…but is it even possible? humanly?…no, it’s not. holiness is not something we can attain on our own, but it is a state that God’s grace allows us to enjoy.
read 1 Peter 1:13-2:9
some of the words used here are easy to pass over. it starts off saying to stay on our toes, be controlled and obedient. but it calls us children. God says to his children…be holy, just like your father.
you were not bought with gold or silver…you were bought with the blood of God’s only Son. God gave up his Son because he was crazy about you….don’t forget that….ever. in 2:9 it uses words like God’s chosen people, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation.
we are set apart, we are holy because God is crazy about us. don’t forget who you are….you are God’s most prized possession. we live in a world where we allow so many people to tell us who we are or who we should be. we can be defined by our job, our major, by what we should look like, by how we feel about ourselves. you are God’s beloved…nothing else matters. listen to him tell you….”be holy, because I know you can do it.”