I Peter 1:15-16
“As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy.””
“But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.””
Holiness occurs when we allow God’s Spirit to drive us closer Jesus. It isn’t something we work up within ourselves by ourselves. We catch holiness by being close to The Holy, that is Christ. The more we move towards him, the more we blaze with energy and holiness. God does not expect the impossible, that we can become holy by our own efforts. Instead, he directs us towards himself that we may catch it from him. How fortunate we are to be under the tutelage of such a wise and loving God!
Lord, all praise to you for your goodness. You provide for all my needs, physical, spiritual and emotional. I am awestruck to find myself pupil to your wise and wonderful instruction. Keep changing me, directing me, according to you perfect will.