The word holy means set apart for God. But how can you stay
consecrated for the Lord in a world so full of corruption and sin?
Holiness is within us; without a holy heart, it’s impossible to
live in holiness.
Whoever lives in holiness doesn't need to make efforts to practice
good and justice, it’s something natural.
A person whose life is consecrated to God flees from sin, gossips,
cliques, from everything that can interfere with her communion with God.
If you are pure, you will see everything with purity; if your
heart is impure, you will be overly suspicious and you will see everything with
malice.
To sanctify yourself everyday means to live a life according to
God's will, to depart from sin and to submit your mind to the Holy Spirit.
On the other hand, there is pride which has nothing to do with
holiness. You know the proud person is always arrogant and vain in regards to
her deeds, she believes she's better and more important than others.
Normally, she believes she knows everything; she doesn’t accept a
rebuke, much less to be taught by someone.
Apologizing, recognizing a mistake or humiliating herself are out
of order, that would be too much for her.
Now, when can holiness turn into pride?
Let's analize; this person tries her best to please God but she
starts to think that she is the holiest, she sees everybody’s mistakes and she can’t
see hers, she lives apart from the others because she thinks she is superior in
holiness and she doesn’t want to blend in. In this case, there is already some
pride that is destroying her sanctity.
See the example of the
Lord Jesus who is Holy but when He came to this world, He shared with the most
criticized people by the society at that time; they were the sinners but the
Lord Jesus wanted to save them, leading them to turn away from their wordly
lifestyles. If we were to see, it was for the Lord Jesus not to get mixed up with
anyone, but He is the greatest example of humility that any human being should
follow.
Holy is to be set apart
from sin, and when you have a "holy pride", be careful because pride
is a sin, so how can you have a holy sin?
“Do not be unequally yoked together with
unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion
has light with darkness?” 2
Corinthians 6:14
There
are people who want to pretend that they are holy, perfect but they always end
up showing who they really are.
It’s
just for you to pay attention to their words and attitudes and you will soon
realize that she is fanatic, she is scandalized by anything; everything is a
sin, but she badmouths others, judges without mercy, so where is the holiness?
She thinks she's so
right, so holy, so perfect, that no one else is good enough.
We've seen people like
that in the work of God, those are the ones who cause issues, division, those
who spread gossips and who create trouble; in brief, they lack a real encounter
with God.
Seek in God for a pure
and genuine holiness, don’t be false or fake.
“but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy
in all your conduct,”
1 Peter 1:15
2 comments:
I used to be that person full of malice gossiping about people behind their back just full of poison doing the dirty work not realising am going to hell. It is only when a friend of mine was called was publicly humiliated infront of the church that I woke up to see we were one and the same person. I repented and never looked back. We are not close at all I don't hate but prefer we keep the distance.
Now when you gossip I just remove you from my mobile and never call again. I used to lie and say I just listen but don't answer but was feeding myself poison.
Thank you for this message Mrs Tania.
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