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Kiana
Holiness
Posted in Living Values on Apr 26, 2007 at 3:12 AM

Psalm 119:18-19(KJV) 18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.


Romans 12:1-2(Illustrated Bible)
1And so, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy-the kind He can accept. When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask? 2Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but be a new and different person with a fresh newness in all you do and think. Then you will learn from your own experience how His ways will really satisfy you.


VALUES TO BUILD ON/Holiness
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Go to Romans 12:1


Holiness refers to the condition of something or someone that is set apart as sacred, consecrated, or dedicated. Obviously God and Jesus are holy, because they are pure, loving, and without sin. But it is also possible for common objects or people to become holy (set apart) as they are used for God's purposes. Christians are called to be holy because they should willingly set themselves apart from the world for use by God.

In this familiar challenge from Romans 12:1, the apostle Paul asks us to let our bodies be holy to God. He wants us to imagine ourselves as sacrifices being offered on an altar to God. But we are to be living sacrifices. Our challenge is to live each day and make every decision as if it were the very thing God would want us to do.

How regularly do you sacrifice what you want to do in order to do what God wants? If your answer is "Not very," perhaps you need to work on being less of a reluctlant sacrifice and more of a living one. Only then will you be able to say that you are living a holy life for God.
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STORIES WITH VALUES TO BUILD ON: Exodus 3:5, Moses stands on holy ground; Exodus 20:8-11, The Sabbath should be holy (set apart); Isaiah 6:1-8, Isaiah's encounter with a holy God; Amos 4:2, God makes promises based on His holiness; Habakkuk 2:20, Wherever God is located is a holy place; Zechariah 14:20-21, When Jesus returns, many common things will become holy


[FROM ILLUSTRATED BIBLE; LIVING VALUES EDITION]
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Revelation 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

Jesus loves you. Ask Him into your heart today to be your Lord and Saviour.


Colossians 1:13-14 13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins

He's knocking on the door of your heart, will you let Him in?

God Bless You
.Kiana
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