BE HOLY
Today’s Reading: Leviticus 11-12
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This Desert Horned Viper can be found in Africa, the Sinai Peninsula, Israel and Arabia. Satan, Lucifer, once one of the most beautiful angels in Heaven, the enemy of all that is holy, is called “That Old Serpent” in the book of Revelation (Revelation 12:9 and 20:2).
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Key Verse: Leviticus 11:44a
For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy.
God is holy! The four living creatures in Revelation 4:8 worship God by saying, “Holy, holy, holy.” God’s Word to us is, “be holy.” Self righteousness is as “filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6); therefore, in God’s eyes, being holy is not attained by keeping the food regulations found in these chapters. These requirements may be good for your health, but keeping them does not make one holy. Romans chapter 4 is an important New Testament reading in order to understand the holiness God provides for us. Please do as I have done this morning and read 1 Peter 1:13-16. You’ll discover that God’s Word makes it clear that we are to live holy lives. We are holy before God and are to consistently conduct ourselves in a godly way.
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
I realize, Lord God, that, like Abraham, I am righteous before You by faith, and like Abraham I am to demonstrate righteousness by obedience. Grant me grace to conduct myself in a righteous way, doing what is right before You and before people. In Jesus’ Name. Amen!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
At a gathering of Pork Producers of Ontario, I was asked to say the blessing over a feast which featured, what else, roasted pork. I thought about my late Father-in-law, Godfrey Rutledge, who prayed over one meal at our dinner table, “Lord, if You can bless under grace what You cursed under Law, bless this food.” Needless to say, he did not partake, but the rest of us enjoyed our meal, pork included. I thought of my own Dad, who spent over 20 years in Egypt. He said that the pigs ate the garbage and so he would not eat pork there, but here he enjoyed it greatly. As I prayed about my blessing for the Pork Producers, I saw in my mind’s eye the vision of Peter with the unclean animals in the sheet let down from Heaven. There, in my imagination, I saw a pig front and centre on the sheet. I blessed the meal with a clear conscience. I’ve just read again Acts 10:9-16.
Yours for holy living,
David
We are holy in light of You, Lord. Amen to your prayer, David. Thinking of you going home, today. Praise God for your healing, once again, and continued on-going prayers for you and your family. Blessings fellow saints in the Lord.
Wait on the Lord, and keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Psalm 37:34 NKJV
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Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him above you heavenly hosts, Praise Father, Son and Holy Spirit; Amen!!
Thank you Lord Jesus for setting us free!!! Free to Love You Lord, free to dance for you, free to sing, free to Praise you!!!
“What God has cleansed you must not call common.”
Goes for all of us sinners whom God has cleansed. Thank You, Lord God, for loving us, accepting us, forgiving us, and cleaning us!
Thank you God for freedom in you
Thank you God for your mercy and grace and for sending Jesus to pay the penalty for us. Also I thank you Lord that Pastor David has been healed once again. What a time of rejoicing for your family and for all of us. Amen and amen.