You Can Be Holy

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy (1 Peter 1:16).

We can be holy. The Bible says so. This not a source of pride, because it doesn't come from us at all but from Christ working in us and through us. First, we must be washed clean by accepting Christ as our Savior and by His blood which He shed for us on the cross, washing away all our sins. That's all our sins - past, present, and future.

Then, we must surrender to the workings of the Holy Spirit within us, allowing Him to make us more like Jesus. We can't just give lip service to following Christ. We must give him our hearts and let Him change us into new people. We may still make mistakes occasionally, but we desire to be perfect and strive to please God above all else.

The devil loves for us to use our humanness as an excuse. It gives him a crack in our armor to work on and enlarge, and it keeps us from trying to be the best we can be. Thinking you have to sin is a lie. It's only true if you rely on your own power and not God's - if you remain self-centered. When you aren't committed to living a holy life, it will be difficult for you to live a Christian life at all. Don't sell yourself short (you are a child of the King), and more importantly, don't belittle God. He's led many a person into a holy life. All we have to do is surrender, trust, and obey.

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in the heavens is perfect (Matthew 5:48).

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