“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
Holy means dedicated to the service of God. As the spade and sickle are dedicated for
farming. The pot for water. Beads for bracelets. Mankind is created for one purpose. Holiness.
God
wants us to live a holy life. His command
to do so if found all through the Word of God.
In the beginning, we were created in God’s image and given fellowship
with Him. We were holy because he
created us that way. When the first man
and women sinned, and we lost that holy condition. From that point on God sought to bring it
back to us. Sin separates us from God,
but holiness reunites us. The redemption
is available through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ brought access to holiness back to mankind. Like a bridge to cross a river, Jesus is the
bridge to cross from the banks of sin to the banks of holiness. Holiness does
not go to church a certain number of times.
Or giving a certain amount of money.
Holiness is about the heart. It
is a baptism of the Spirit. When you are
submersed in water you take on the character of that water. You change from dry to wet. So, it is when you are baptized with the Holy
Spirit. You take on the character of the
Holy Spirit. Which is holiness. The tongue that would cruse God, will bless
him. The heart that would hate your
neighbor now loves him. You reach for a Bible
instead of a bottle of liquor. You
desire to live for God, instead of living for yourself. The reality of holiness is that holiness is a
reality. How can we be holy? It is not by good works, or knowledge, or
family stature. We are not made holy and
kept holy because who we are, but because of who Jesus Christ is. We are made free from sin, by the works of
Jesus Christ, and His sacrifice on the cross.
When you believe in Jesus 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.
