“But now being made free from sin, and
become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life.” – Romans 6:22
The call to a holy life is found throughout the Word of
God. From the beginning, we were created
in God’s image and gifted fellowship with Him.
His holiness was manifested towards us and we lost that noble
estate. From that point forward God has
been about bringing us back to it. His
design is to make again that which was broken, but to make it anew; sin
separates us from God, but holiness reunites us. The redemption is available though the blood
of Jesus Christ. The archetype of
holiness, the example, the lamb that was slain, the Savior and sanctifier;
Jesus Christ brought holiness back to mankind.
When you Google the definition of
holiness you find there on your screen “the state of being holy”. So then you next move is to Google the
definition of holy. One will then find
that holy is defined as “sacred or dedicated to the service of God.” The vessels of old in the temple were holy
vessels. They were dedicated and devoted
to the service of God. So we also are
made holy, dedicated, and devoted to the service of God when His Holy Ghost
comes in. Jesus was holy. He did always the will of God and his heart
loved God and loved his neighbor. We can
be brought into that same purity; concerning the heart. Our “want-to’s” can be changed through the power
of God and we can be in the likeness of His holiness. Through the line of time the word holiness
has taken on a different connotation, it is more so thought of when describing
certain religious figures such as the Pope or the Deli Lama. It is not ascribe to practical religion,
certainly not thought of in relation to personal salvation. The reality of it is….is that holiness is a
reality. You, me, anyone, can come to
know a true experience of holiness of heart and life. We just have to die. The death route is the only route, because,
as said above, you have to be “made free from sin” first. Sin is a hindrance to the will of God, so you
have to die to it. How? By sacrificing yourself: your, self; that is:
your plans, your wishes, your wants, your everything. You give up yourself and all the sinning you’ve
done or want to do. You have to get to
the place where everything from the house that you own, to the gum in your
pocket, is God’s. You give you heart to
him; you give it all to him. When you
get there you have died, and a dead man is a man free from sin. It’s not an easy place to get to, but once
you get there, you wonder why it took you so long. Once you die, then and only then, God can
raise you anew. He can bring you into
fellowship with himself through the vehicle of the Holy Ghost. We die so we can live, live unto God, live
unto holiness, live as Jesus lived; in complete fellowship with God.
It is not by works, or knowledge, or merit that we are brought
into fellowship with God. We are made
free from sin, by the merit of Jesus Christ, and His shed blood. Like the song says: “Dark the sin that
spoiled man’s nature and long the distance that he fell. Far removed from hope and heaven near to deep
despair and hell. But there was a
fountain open and the blood of Gods own Son, purifies the soul and reaches deeper
than the stain has gone.” You can be
made free from sin, and you can become a servant to God, instead of a servant
to the devil. The devil writes a poor
paycheck. God gives liberally. The blessing of holiness is the highest
calling of man, and nothing glorifies God more than a life of holiness. There is no
greater joy than to walk in truth.
Do you believe this? If you have
faith, you can have holiness.
