"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it." Matthew 7:13
Holy, Holiness:
The Bible declares that God is holy so we should be holy. Obeying His commands and statues, seeking His wisdom and His way of doing things instead of our own way.
Leviticus 27:30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord."
I know many will say that is Old Testament so it is not for us New Testament believers. God is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8. So if the tithe was holy to the Lord then it is holy to Him today. But let's not go here. I want to focus on the Holiness of God Almighty.
Holy, Holiness, thinking on this scripture and thinking about "holy" I don't know about you but I know that I've taken it lightly. When being holy involves the "whole" of who I am. It involves not just my spirit, but my soul (my mind, my will, and my emotions). It involves my activities no matter how innocent I believe them to be, the question is does God? Holy includes being obedient to the things of God, spending time with Him listening to His word and obeying what I hear, prayer, praise and worship, spending time in His presence, getting His heart on my today.
Holy - the tithe is holy; the seed is holy. Seed - the beginning of anything, the planting.
God, everything about you is Holy. Anything that has to do with You is Holy. I must be Holy as you are Holy. I am holy because You Lord have made me holy. And now that You have made me holy I must keep myself holy. The meaning of I am not my own becomes so clear. I must live this life according to Your standard, Your commands, Your precepts, Your statutes. You have placed me here on this earth at this time in history just for this reason to live holy, to live a separated life from the world around me. What a privilege.
The challenge is saying "NO" to ourselves. Our wants, those reality shows that can suck us in. When we don't "feel" like it. Faith doesn't feel. Who said this life of faith was easy??? NO one! But the closer we get to the end of the end of days, the narrower the road will be, and we will need to guard our hearts and minds like never before. So some of the things we do may be things the Lord will say to give up to guard our hearts and minds. Walking in Faith is just that - walking! One step at a time. Listening for direction to the finish line!
To live this holy life means the road in this life gets narrow.
The more evil the world is becoming the more narrower the road.
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