All in Being Holy
Are we sanctified, Holy, and doing the work of the Lord, or just working hard at religious things? Are we serving the church we attend, and other institutions around us, because they do holy things, and yet we ourselves have not been sanctified? To be considered Holy in the eyes of God as we do God’s will we must first sanctify ourselves, otherwise the works we do are just good deeds in the eyes of men. So, who are we serving, and in what capacity?
We have accepted Jesus as our savior, and we have separated ourselves from the sinful life we once led, but are we righteous? More than that, are we Holy? When asked, many Christians will define holy as being dedicated, or separated, to God, but this is only part of the equation... it also means that we are meant to be for His use, righteous, and divine. These are not qualities that are part of separation, but are the things that fill us once we have been set apart, emptied, and purified in preparation for His use.
We read in scripture that we are to strive for peace with everyone so that we can see the Lord, and we think that maybe with our own effort we can accomplish this, but along with that it is written that we should also strive for holiness, and we have no idea how we can possibly become holy. Perhaps this is because we see who we are, and the decrepit nature of our starting point. When we compare this with the ultimate goal of achieving holiness, we wonder how it is possible to do that. So how do we become holy? Is holiness something that man can accomplish, or is it unobtainable for us?