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Holy And Set Apart

Updated: Jan 30, 2019

In Leviticus 20:26 (NLT), God told the children of Israel, “You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own.”  They did not have the indwelling Holy Spirit that you and I have; Jesus Christ had not been born to redeem their sins, and still we see very clearly that God commanded them to be holy and set apart, because He is holy and set apart; there is none like Him.


In Matthew 5:13 The Message (MSG), Jesus Christ said, “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.”  This is profound to say the least. There are so many people walking around without a clue as to why they were created or what they are placed on this earth to do, and here in Matthew 5:13, Jesus Christ settles it all. Jesus is teaching us about what it means to be so well-seasoned with the goodness of God that we bring out the God-flavors of the earth. This should be the goal of everyone who is blessed to walk in his love.


God’s holiness is His glory, and the privilege that He’s given us to be associated with Him is too awesome for words to describe. We’re in His family. That alone should inspire us to set ourselves apart in holiness. Some folks will look at this and say, “Oh, that’s too much for me. I can’t live up to that standard because I make too many mistakes.” Well, God is ALL Mighty. He actually IS perfect, and He doesn’t make mistakes. He would not have told us to be holy and set apart if we could not achieve it.


Be Holy

God admonishes us in Colossians 3:10 (NLT), “Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.”  God didn’t tell us that He would put on our new nature for us. He commanded that we get into His Word, learn about our blessed Lord and Savior, and take on his nature—his way of doing things.


No, being holy doesn’t mean that we are not going to make mistakes, but it does mean that we are spiritually mature enough to yield to the spirit of Christ within. The Apostle Paul encourages us to do this in 2Corinthians 7:1 (NLT): “Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.” We need to always be mindful of the promises that our Heavenly Father has not only made, but kept from the very beginning. We can rest in the confidence that He will never leave us or forsake us. He’ll never let us down. When we really, truly believe this, nothing will knock off us off our guard, and we’ll maintain the privilege and call to be holy and set apart. ■

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189.


"Holy and Set Apart" written for VictoryInJesusChrist.life© 2019. All rights reserved. All praise and honor to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.


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