Manifesting the Holiness That God Has Given Us

1 Peter 1:16

Since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Holiness is the desire and duty of every Christian.  Recognizing that sustained holiness is beyond our grasp because of our sin nature, we must be mindful that it is still remains our responsibility as followers of Jesus Christ to reflect His holiness in our lives.  We must seek holiness in all of our endeavors under all circumstances.  We should reflect our holiness as we engage with all people.

Of course, this level of holiness is not reachable through our own efforts.  We must trust in the grace of God for His holiness to be reflected in our lives.  We must turn to the Holy Spirit for strength so that we can manifest the holiness that God has given us through the presence of His Son in our lives.

We shall be holy.  It is a promise from Our Savior.  We just will not be absolutely holy at any time in our life on earth.  Absolute holiness is the final product for the disciples of Jesus Christ.  We will become absolutely holy when we go to meet Our Lord for all eternity.  

Let us prepare ourselves to live in the fullness of the manifest holiness of the One who dwells within us.  Let us strive to have the world see us as holy. 

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the atonement that You have provided through Your Son which allows us to be holy, as You are holy.  We rejoice in knowing that we are in perfect union with You when we are abiding in Your Son.  We ask, Father, that the Holy Spirit will help us to be on guard against the sins to which we are inclined.  We pray that Your countenance shine upon us and Your grace be with us always so that we may turn away from evil and obey Your will in all areas of our lives.  May the world see the holiness of Your Son in our lives.  We ask all these things in the name of Your Holy One, Jesus Christ.