DCLM Higher Everyday 23 September 2024 — Be Holy, God Is Holy
DCLM Higher Everyday 23 September 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Be Holy, God Is Holy
Topic: Be Holy, God Is Holy
Text: 1 Peter 1:13-21
13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
17And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Key Verse: “Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1Peter 1:16)
Message
Dispute over paternity can be resolved through a DNA test and lay to rest such controversy. Likewise, holiness put to silence every debate on who a child of God is. God is holy and anyone who professes to be His child must possess this very nature of God – holiness. An unholy life has no resemblance to God and no usefulness to the world.
“Be ye holy” is God’s command. Heaven is a holy place. The God of heaven is a Holy Being. The angels are holy creatures. Everything about heaven is all holiness. It is impossible to get to heaven if we die unholy. The Holy Bible clearly states, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). Holiness is not optional; it is mandatory for all who desire to see God and live with Him in eternity.
To be holy simply means to be purged from inward and outward sins. Consecration, strong thirst and hunger for the experience in prayer of faith will allow God to accomplish it in your life.
Quote: Holiness is not optional
Challenge: To get to heaven, holiness is non-negotiable.
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to remain holy till the end.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
