Created for Holiness! (Part 1 of 7)

Hello Friends!

Welcome to a new 7-part Daily Devotions series titled “Created for Holiness!”

We were created for Holiness! Today we seldom hear preaching about holiness. It is not a popular topic for those preaching a false prosperity “gospel” message, a renewed allegiance with Rome or charismatic witchcraft from the pulpit. However, there is a thirst for God’s Living Waters – His Word – that cannot be quenched by anything or anyone else! Many true Christians lack peace – shalom – in the depths of their souls but don’t quite know what is missing. The answer is… HOLINESS!

Please join us over the next seven weeks as we learn more about this very important aspect of God’s perfect nature.

Created for Holiness! (Part 1 of 7)

What is Holiness?

 

Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness – Psalm – 29:2

Digging into Hebrew, the word for holiness is QODESH (pronounced Kodesh). It means something consecrated or set-apart for Divine service. Using the Law of First Mention, Qodesh first appears in the Old Testament book of Exodus in Moses’ Song of the Sea. It is expressed as a praiseful attribute of God:

 

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

Holiness is the consummate quality of God. In the Torah, God commanded this word – Qodesh – to be engraved on the gold plate of the high priest’s crown (see Exodus 28:36). 

The New Testament book of Hebrews tells us that Jesus Christ is our high priest:

 

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus – Hebrews 3:1

Holiness is His! As Believers, we have the Holy Spirit to enable us to live set-apart lives:

 

and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead – Romans 1:4

The Apostle Peter teaches us we can be partakers of the Divine nature to be set-apart:

 

by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust – 2 Peter 1:4

But what does that mean in practical terms? (NOTE: This is not referring to Salvation. This refers to how we WALK OUT our Salvation – Sanctification) The Holy Spirit equips us to avoid sin, yes. But what does the Bible teach us about gaining higher levels of holiness, true peace – shalom – spiritual power and true joy? 

Great question! Let’s find out next week…

 

Thank you for reading! Don’t miss next week’s continued investigation of God’s HOLINESS!…

May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you with His perfect love, mercy and grace!

Keep looking up and sharing the Gospel while there is still time… Hallelujah and Maranatha – come quickly Lord Jesus!

Blessings!

Shane <><