HOLINESS 2

HOLINESS 2

Exodus 15:11 (KJV)
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? 
Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Holiness is not a scare word. A scare word is a word chosen to instill fear and alarm in one's audience. And that is what most preachers have made Holiness to sound like. Holiness is a glorious word. In Isaiah 6:3 the seraphims cried and said, 'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory'. And in our main text for today, we see that God is glorious in holiness.

Holiness is the intrinsic nature of God. It is the most important ingredient of being God. God is holy. The Lord Jesus Christ is holy (Luk 1:35; Luk 3:34). The Spirit of God is called 'Holy Spirit'. To be holy is to be 'separate' or 'set apart'. It is the quality of being distinct and of superior moral excellence. That is the quality that makes God eternally dependable. And we should be glad our God is holy.

As children of God therefore, God wants us to share in His holiness. That should really excite us! He told the Israelites as they left Egypt in Leviticus 11:45 'For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy'. We are told in Hebrews 12:10 that God being our Father disciplines us primarily for our own good so that we can be 'partakers of his holiness'. It is a glorious thing to share in God's holiness. What is fearful (according to our main text) is to attempt to share in His praises.

Let us as children of God seek to display the beautiful holiness of our God. When we are holy we contrast the filth of sin and worldliness and expose the unholy nature of the devil. In words and all our conducts, let us bring glory to God's name by being holy. We have the Holy Spirit in us to help us overcome whatever hinders us.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, please help me. I want to be holy. I want to represent you well every where I am. Thank you for Your help. In Jesus' name. Amen.

- Adeolu Olumodeji

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