Take Time To Be Holy

Chuckle: "Don't get annoyed if your neighbor plays his stereo loudly at two o'clock in the morning. Just call him at four and tell him how much you enjoyed it. . . .!!"

Quote: "Things that are holy are revealed only to men who are holy." --Hippocrates

TAKE TIME TO BE HOLY

"As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy'" (1 Peter 1:14-16 NIV).

One meaning of "holy" is "to cut or separate. It denotes apartness, and so the separation of a person from the common or profane for a divine use." In this context, God is the one that separates us from the world and designates us as holy and consecrated to Him. ", . . you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light" (1 Peter 2:9 NLT).

God has set us apart as holy and belonging to him and has given us a mission -- to declare His goodness to others. When we accept Jesus Christ as Savior, we become members of his body, the church, and we are to join Him in His priestly work of reconciling people to God. We have been called to represent Him to others. "We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us" (2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV).

The word "holy" also means being totally devoted and dedicated to God in all we do. A holy person shows those spiritual, moral, and ethical qualities which God expects of those He has called and chosen as His people. Thus, God wants us to be holy as He is holy. As God's witnesses, we are to strive to live holy lives which will give credibility to our witness. As a reminder of what it means to live a holy life, please listen to, meditate on, and digest the words of this old hymn, "Take Time to be Holy."

Take time to be holy, Speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, And feed on His Word;

Make friends of God's children; Help those who are weak; Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, The world rushes on; Spend much time in secret With Jesus alone --

By looking to Jesus, Like Him thou shalt be; Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.

Take time to be holy, Let Him be thy guide, And run not before Him, Whatever betide;

In joy or in sorrow, still follow thy Lord, And looking to Jesus, Still trust in His Word.

Take time to be holy, Be calm in thy soul; Each tho't and each motive Beneath His control;

Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love, Thou shalt be fitted For service above.

Love, Jerry & Dotse