"Therefore…Be Holy"

January 1, 2012

“Therefore...Be Holy!”

Blessings Folk!

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This is important because of the first word in Word today - “Therefore...”

It is because of what we have seen earlier that the following is true.

In this passage we see these truths about the Believer’s life. These have special impact on the first day of a new man-made calendar year.

We are to…
  • have our minds ready for action
  • be serious
  • set our hope completely on the grace to be brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ
  • be obedient children
  • not be conformed to the desires of our former ignorance
  • be holy in all our conduct, even as the One Who has called us is Holy
  • conduct ourselves in fear during the time of our temporary residence

Remember what has happened to us…
  • redeemed from our empty way of life
  • redeemed by the blood of Jesus...not silver nor gold

Forget not the process...share it with others.
  • Jesus was chosen before the foundation of the world to be the perfect Lamb without defect nor blemish
  • Jesus was revealed at the end of the times
  • We are Believers in God through Jesus
  • God raised Jesus from the dead
  • God gave Jesus glory
  • Our faith and hope are in God

1 Peter 1
13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be serious and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. 15 But as the One who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;
16 for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.
 17 And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence. 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life inherited from the fathers, not with perishable things like silver or gold,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without defect or blemish.
20 He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you
21 who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.


Man craves hope...so much so that he is easily deceived by the lying mechanizations of man with “hopey/changey” words.

God is the Only Hope.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth the Life.
We are to be Holy as He is.

If it were not possible for the true Believer to be Holy, then God would not have commanded it.

We are holy because He is Holy.

Let us at the beginning of this year determine through Him to die to self and live the Holy life that indwells and awaits us.

Remember.
Fear not the circumstance nor situation of the world in these last days.
Things will soon become “much worse” in the eyes of man.
We are to fear God. Not man. Not situation.

Blessings!

Here is a cool, freebie for the new year.
If you have an Android phone...our worship group, Victory Park, has a new android app. Download it here or search the Marketplace.

I’m interested in seeing what can be done with it. Happy Happy
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