Daily Holiness

"Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 20:7

Consecrate yourselves.  Simply put, this is our responsibility to show ourselves holy.  That means we are to make the choices and adjustments to bring our lives in alignment with God's instruction.

Be holy. If our understanding of being holy is completely up to God, do we even have a responsibility?  If being holy is all God’s responsibility, why would He tell us to BE holy?
The Hebrew word for "holy" means: to be unique and pure in moral qualities; to possess certain essential divine qualities; to be dedicated to God for service; to belong to God.

Personally, you and I make the choice for what we believe to be acceptable.  We also make the choice for what we will compromise. When our choices compromise or disobey God's instruction, it is called sin.  God provides the Bible for us to know what is acceptable to Him; therefore, we must be IN His word to know what standards we must choose and then be responsible to make those choices and adjustments. To ignore His instruction is to choose to be unholy.

We are to possess essential divine qualities.  These are God's qualities given to us at salvation.  Why are they essential? First, they serve as evidence that you are His child.  Second, you cannot move toward holiness without these divine qualities. While we may be in possession of these essential divine qualities, you and I choose to allow the Holy Spirit to work out these qualities in our day to day lives.

To be dedicated to God for service. To be dedicated means to be of first priority.  That means my calendar, and my day to day choices, will reflect my priorities.  To choose ANYTHING over service to God is to exchange God for something else as first priority.  If you do not consider God as first priority - you have already determined your priority.

To belong to God. This does not represent your knowledge about God, but your relationship with God.  You are His child, made in His image and intended to reflect His image.  Each day, and in each activity, you will choose to live like the world or you will choose to live like a resident of Heaven and a Child of the King.

If we genuinely believe God gave His Son and His Son gave His life so we may be children of God, we will show ourselves HOLY (Consecrate ourselves).  By what authority must we take these actions? God declares He is Yahweh Elohim!  The Lord your God!

We have a responsibility in our holiness - choose to honor God.