Holy. We say the word often enough at church or in songs, but what does it really mean? Some dictionary synonyms include "sacred," "devoted to God," and "pure." What exactly does that look like?
According to I Peter 1:14, it means we will not give in to "the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance." Verse 15 says we should copy God's holiness. We should be holy because God is holy, and in the way he is Holy.
How many times have you treated holiness as a set of rules to follow? Or a line not to cross? Standards are good, but we should not measure them by the wrongs we do, or how far is too far. If holiness is being like God, why would we want to get near to evil? Why not flee from it?
It may sound clichéd, but ask yourself what God would do when you face a compromising situation. Let's try to be holy as he is holy--in everything.
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