When I awaken each morning, it is interesting the many things running through my mind. Still, no matter how busy the day is to be nor how late I may have worked the evening before, God, by His Holy Spirit, reminds me of Who HE is.
The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.
Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.
More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty.
Your testimonies are fully confirmed;
Holiness befits Your house,
O Lord, forevermore. (Psalm 93)
Who is God? He is Almighty. He is robed in splendor and majesty. He is merciful. He is gracious. He is kind. He is wonderful. He is Strength. He is Eternal. He is Holy.
What a thought that God Himself said to His people,
“Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
We are to consecrate ourselves to be holy, like God. He said this to His people several times in Leviticus 11:44, 19:22, 20:26, and other passages. Then Peter, in 1 Peter 1:16, quoted this same statement to the people of the New Covenant, the New Testament Church, you and me. As I read these scriptures, I become intensely mindful of the importance to seek holiness.
We know it is possible for us to become holy because God has commanded us to do it. Holiness is something to be grasped by us, a quality we can seek after. While I will never fully reach that pinnacle of perfection that He is in this life, the GREAT NEWS is through God and the sacrifice He made for me through Jesus Christ, I CAN BE HOLY.
We know God has a marvelous plan for each of us and by His grace, He has provided a way for us to access that plan. As we entrust our lives to Him, we progressively become more like Jesus as we seek Him and live out each day.
God desires to be found by us, so we pursue the Lord and He makes known to us His presence. The prophet Jeremiah revealed to us that God wants us to seek after Him, so we can fulfill that plan to prosper us, when he wrote,
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
In your daily endeavors, pursue God first. Pursue Him with the very essence of who you are; your heart, mind, soul and strength.
Seek Him. Find Him. Be Holy.
