GOD IS HOLY
The Almighty God is often described as having many attributes. But there’s one attribute of His that stands out and that’s HOLINESS.
God’s holiness depicts Him as a deity of purity and perfection. And even more so, He is unrivaled in His character to continually sustain His holiness (Exodus 15:11, Malachi 3:6).
Therefore, it follows that if any individual desires to truly walk in close relationship and communion with God, they must cultivate a consistent and unwavering willingness to align their lives with His fundamental precept of holiness in every aspect and at all times, as clearly instructed in I Peter 1:15-16.
So, despite God’s merciful accommodation of human shortcomings, His standard for holiness remains non-negotiable.
A KEY CONDITION
It is impossible for anyone to sustain an effective relationship with God without holiness.
Often times when God calls out to humans for a relationship, He typically starts by introducing Himself as a holy God while also demanding holiness from the called. Examples include:
- Abram: God demanded that Abram walk before Him in perfection (Genesis 17:1).
- Moses: God beckoned to Moses from the burning bush, a scene saturated with His holiness (Exodus 3:5).
- Isaiah: Though already perceived by many as a great prophet, yet God had to cleanse Isaiah as a condition for greater prophetic works in his ministry (Isaiah 6:1-10).
Beloved, it is impossible for God to negotiate the condition of holiness in His walk with man.
STRIVE FOR HOLINESS
Beloved, though we live in a sinful and wicked world, the expectation is for every child of God to strive for holiness.
So, the question then is: how do strive for holiness? Well, the Bible posed the same question in Psalms 119:9 thus: How can a young person stay on the path of purity (or holiness)?
Interestingly, the answer was also provided in that same scripture: By living according to His word.
Beloved, the word of God can cleanse a person unto attaining holiness. Additionally:
- We must guard the seed of the word from the devourer (John 10:10) and;
- We must purge ourselves daily through the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:1-2).
HAPPY NEW MONTH!
