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
Thank You, Father, for this day You have made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. We commit all the needs we see all around us to You, and ask that You work out Your perfectly good plans in each and every situation, in the name of Jesus, in Whom we have the victory, amen
Amen!!
Amen
It seems the people had a great list of things to follow. So thankful we aren’t required to follow those particular requirements. I worked with a Greek lady years ago who told me that they still followed some of these requirements. (Could not attend church if having her period, etc). I contacted American Mission to Greeks International (Spiros Zodiodies, spelling may be wrong). They visited her and she accepted the Lord as her Saviour! She said she came all the way from Greece to find and understand Jesus! Praise God. Praying for the desperate needs around the world and in Canada. My extended family in Florida, I’m told, are okay. Thank You Lord.
Blessings on you Beverlee. Trusting that you have a successful visit with your surgeon.
Amen,Doreen.She was on my mind this morning too.I still feel positive about her appointment and the outcome.God is ‘great’.
Thank you for your prayers. It is a big surgery that will be upcoming. Not what I was expecting but needed. Will keep you posted. 🙏
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