BIBLE VERSE for YOU ARE HOLY

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 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 2:14-16 NIV)

REFLECTION for YOU ARE HOLY

For a long time, I’ll admit, I just didn’t “get” righteousness and holiness. I thought it was about living up to impossible standards of perfection, which caused a lot of frustration. But we will never be perfect. More importantly, nothing we can ever do in our own power makes us truly holy or righteous in God’s eyes. Only our relationship with Jesus Christ and what He did can give us the opportunity to be holy in God’s eyes.

We certainly have a responsibility and a part to play in this as well, as the letter from Peter above indicates, but it is only through the sacrifice of Jesus that we can be seen as holy by God. As you grow closer to God and spend more time with Him in scripture and prayer, as you are doing now, you will naturally want to conform to new holy desires and not old sinful desires.

PRAYER TIME for YOU ARE HOLY

Pray for God to reveal to you some specific ways He wants you to be obedient to Him. Accept and receive these instructions in love and prayer as they are intended.

(Note: It does not have to be some long list or complicated thing. Also, remember that God may correct us, but condemnation and criticism are not how God speaks to us.)

FAITH ACTION STEP for YOU ARE HOLY

Obey God in what He reveals to you. It may be a step to take in an existing or new relationship, a personal behavior He is addressing, a new step of generosity, etc. Whatever it is, pray and obey.

JOURNAL ACTIVITY for YOU ARE HOLY

Spend a few moments writing in your journal any verses or ideas that grab your attention from the Bible reading, as well as anything that comes from your Prayer Time & Faith Action Step.

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