BE HOLY

1 Peter 1:16 “Because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy”.

Holiness is one of the subjects or topics that is mostly taught or discussed in the Christian fraternity. This tells the importance of Holiness in our walk with God.

This virtue of Holiness is the nature of God that is imparted to a person at salvation. It gives a person the sense of “worth” and a conscience that does not agree with sin or anything that contradicts the word of God.

Anything that is Holy is dedicated for a special purpose. It also connotes “separation” from common use or all others to one particular thing. This characteristics of holiness was predominantly revealed in the Old Testament with respect to the tabernacle that was erected by Moses and the items dedicated to the service. These items were not to be touched just by anyone and the people there ministered in the tabernacle were also restricted in what they could do or not do.

Thus, when the bible says “be holy” it means that you as a Christian have the capacity and the ability to do it. One, you have the Holy Spirit that guides you to be in sync with God’s perfect will and secondly you have the word of God that instructs you and teaches you what to do.

So for the Christian, living in Holiness is a choice. That’s to say that you decide to do it with the ability and impartation of God that is already in you or you can decide not to do it by also allowing your flesh and the world to control you.

That’s why the bible in 1 Peter 1:14 starts like “As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance”. And it furthered it by saying in 1 Peter 1:16 that “be holy…”. That’s to mean that you need to be obedient to the lord as your father to walk in holiness.

You also need not to conform to the world. God has called you to walk in holiness. Never give in to any sinful act or the corrupt standards of this world.

READ: 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty”.