+DEV+ Be Holy

Date: January 3, 2014 12:27 AM
Topic: +DEV+  Be Holy

Be Holy

"But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'" (1 Peter 1:15-16)

Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 1:13-21

The older I get, the more I recognize ways in which I am like my father, especially in mannerisms or gestures, vocal inflections or the use of family phrases. I look in the mirror and see my dad. I guess "Like father, like son" can be true after all!

Peter says it should also be true in relation to us and our heavenly Father. If the holy God is our Father - and He is if we've received Jesus as our Savior - then our lives should reflect that family resemblance, too...even in holiness.

In our passage today, Peter quotes from the Old Testament book of Leviticus, a book which has a lot to say about holiness. After God brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He called them to consecrate themselves, to be holy. He urges Christians to think much the same way. As God's children, we are to obey and bring honor to our Father. Obedience is the way we bring holiness to a practical level in our lives. The more we obey, the more we come to be like our heavenly Father. We bear the family likeness because God is holy.

Insight: "Thank you, Lord, for saving me from my old life of sin. Help me walk in obedience to you, reflecting your Holiness."


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