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A Daily Devotional
About living holiness… Matthew 12:14 Make every effort to live in
peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (NIV) We can read about the
Lord's expectations of us from His holy word. We can attend every worship
service, give countless hours to His work in the church, and give countless
hours to His work outside the church. We can make public professions of our
faith. We can give the appearance of living a devout life. However, no matter
how great an effort we make in going through the motions of holiness, there is
only one criteria God will use to measure our holiness. God's yardstick of
holiness is of supernatural dimensions and His yardstick does not necessarily
apply to our actions or behaviors. God's supernatural yardstick measures the
depth of our desire to be holy. The Lord's yardstick measures the breadth and
depth of our thoughts, feelings, and actions in being holy before Him. We can
tell God we are holy, but when we are not holy in thought, word, and deed, He
knows the truth. We cannot merely want to be holy. God knows our desire to be
holy is only a tiny fraction of what we can give Him. |
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