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DEVOTIONAL: Holy Crud
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I Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
R.C. Sproul gives us a simple way to remember the
definition of holiness, The first prayer I learned as a
child was the simple table grace: "God is great, God is
good, and we thank Him for this food." The two
virtues assigned to God in this prayer, greatness and
goodness, may be captured by the one biblical word,
holy. [Essential Truths p. 47] So, there are two ideas
to holiness. The first is the idea of greatness. One of the
meanings of holiness is the idea of being "set apart".
God is apart from us . . . He is in a class by Himself.
"There is a profound difference between Him and
those He has created. When the Bible speaks of holy
objects or holy people or holy time, it refers to things
that have been set apart, consecrated, or made
different by the touch of God upon them. It was the
nearness of the divine that made the ordinary
suddenly extraordinary and the common,
uncommon." [Sproul .] Holiness means that God is
transcendent (or unique and superior) in His
greatness. The second aspect of holiness (and the one
we generally think of first) is the idea of purity. God is
good. He does what is right and never does what is
wrong. God is unstained by, and uncompromising
with sin. God does not "bend a little" when it comes to
wrong-doing. God always acts in a righteous manner
because His nature is holiness. He’s both great & good.
We need to stop comparing ourselves to others
and start measuring ourselves by the correct standard.
Pursue holiness. Don’t live your life telling He is
wrong and we cannot achieve HIS goal, because it is
beyond us. Trust and become undone, let repentance,
evaluation, confession and intercession relieve you of
your mind to find His and the faith to be what He
wants!!
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