HOLY LIVING
II Peter 3:11-12
"Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?"
So what am I living for – this world which will is destined to be destroyed, or eternity which will last forever? And what kind of person should I be? The answer is "holy and godly." Holiness is not a popular word from the pulpit, but it is still in the Bible. God gave Ezekiel a vision of a future temple with all its dimensions. Then God said, "This is the basic law of the temple: Holiness" (Ezekiel 43:12 , New Living Bible), because it is to be God's dwelling place on earth (vs. 7). Paul picked up on this when he wrote, "You are the temple of the living God ... Therefore...let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (II Corinthians 6:16; 17:1). God calls me to holy living because He, the Holy One, lives in me. What an awesome challenge.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God's people are to be holy in conduct because the holy God dwells in them.
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Have a holy day. Love you.
II Peter 3:11-12
"Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?"
So what am I living for – this world which will is destined to be destroyed, or eternity which will last forever? And what kind of person should I be? The answer is "holy and godly." Holiness is not a popular word from the pulpit, but it is still in the Bible. God gave Ezekiel a vision of a future temple with all its dimensions. Then God said, "This is the basic law of the temple: Holiness" (Ezekiel 43:12 , New Living Bible), because it is to be God's dwelling place on earth (vs. 7). Paul picked up on this when he wrote, "You are the temple of the living God ... Therefore...let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (II Corinthians 6:16; 17:1). God calls me to holy living because He, the Holy One, lives in me. What an awesome challenge.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: God's people are to be holy in conduct because the holy God dwells in them.
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Have a holy day. Love you.
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