Wednesday March 15
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1: 13 - 21
Topic: You Must Be Holy
Everything about God is
wrapped up in Holiness.
His love, mercy, power,
justice, joy and all of His Character reflect His Holiness.
God is Holy, therefore His
children should live Holy lives.
They should because they
are "partakers of His Divine Nature" (2 Pet. 1: 4) and ought to
reveal that nature in godly living.
They are called to be
Holy(v.15). They are called "out of darkness into His marvelous
light" (1 Pet. 2: 9). They are called to "His Eternal Glory" (1
Pet. 5: 10)
God called us for
salvation by grace alone. But God's gracious election of sinners to become
saints always involves responsibility and not just priviledge.
Furthermore we must be
Holy because
1. God commanded it (vs. 14 - 16)
2. The eternal purpose of God in Christ is for us to be Holy
3. Without Holiness, we cannot enjoy His fellowship (Heb. 12: 14)
4. The only proof that we sincerely love the Lord Jesus Christ is
by living Holy lives
5. The only sound evidence that we are the true children of God is
a Holy lifestyle (1 John 3: 6)
Prayer:
Almighty Go, grant me the
grace to be Holy in all my conducts through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
Memory verse: 1 Peter 1: 15
"But as He Which hath
called you is Holy, so be ye holy, in all manner of conversation"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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