Holy and Clean

Holy and Clean

 

What does it mean to be holy?

 

Holiness is one of those intimidating religious words that we always hear but don't understand. Holiness means set apart, sinless, and perfect. God is holy; we are not.

 

            God loves us despite our dirty, sin-soiled clothes. He wears His holiness like a dazzling, spotless white robe. The Bible encourages us to purify ourselves so that we can be holy, just as God intended us to be.

 

            See that big black spot on your collar? That's lust. Don't forget that smear on the right sleeve. That my friend, is jealousy. There's a stain on your cuff and a streak on your shirt. Those are pride and dishonesty. What an eyesore we are next to God's purity!

 

            But we can wear holiness, too. We don't wear our own; we wear Christ's. We are covered in His holiness. Once we have been cleansed white as snow, we can stand next to God in pure, holy garments.

(Lucado)

 

But be holy in all you do, just as God, the One who called you, is holy. It is written in the Scriptures: "You must be holy, because I am holy" (1Peter 1:15-16)

 

We have been washed in His blood.

In Christ,

Rick