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S.E.E.D. For Today____Holy

 Scripture "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." I Peter 1:15-16  NIV

 "Therefore prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance." God commands us to be holy in our behavior simply because He is holy. The standard of holiness must be God's standard and we must seek to live up to that. The formula for holy living is not that we are perfect but the total commitment of our self to God. It's our heartfelt response to the Lord's mercy and grace. Our holy lifestyle is according to biblical standards and not the lifestyle of the world. This does not come without hard work and a tight level of discipline, though challenging it must be developed in us.

Example The Hebrew word for holy is qodesh and means apartness, set-apartness, separateness, sacredness or maybe otherness. In the New Testament the word for holy is hagios and means set apart, reverend, sacred and worthy of great respect. God is not just holy, but He is holy, holy, holy.

Exercise Read I Peter 1:13-25 Journal and talk to God. We must guard our emotional life for that is often the means to the vulnerability that drives us to let go of the godly standard to life. Because we do anything that makes us feel better when our emotional life is off. Emotionally, socially mentally, physically and morally we must maintain a godly lifestyle. This is A Call To Action! What disciplines do you have in place to be holy in all you do? If none then prepare your mind for action.

Devotion Lord I thank You for this day that You have made, I desire to walk in Your holiness. Faith is a action word and by faith I must not conform to the world but set apart to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. Daily this must be my workout. I have been born again not to my former life but to a new life that will last forever. I pray to walk in obedience and not slip back into my old ways of living, but to be holy in all that I do in Jesus Name Amen.


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