Distinguished
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You ever read something and it just hits you as something profound. In my devotions this morning I was reading in the book of Leviticus where it talks about the rules that God wanted the Israelites to follow. God was instructing Moses who was instructing Aaron and his sons who were the priests and led the Israelites to a close relationship with God. In Leviticus 10: 10 it says, “You are to distinguish between the holy and the common and between the unclean and clean.” Distinguished is to be set apart to be different. God instructed the priests that they needed to be set apart to be holy. Holy is to be without sin, to be blameless, and pure. God was instructing his people to be holy. In 1 Peter 1:15–16 it says, “but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written , you shall be holy for I am holy.” In 2 Timothy 1:9 it says, “God who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus. . .” God has called us as his children to be holy, to be set apart. Someone once told me that sometimes the only Bible people will read is the way you live your life. Are you living a life that is holy and is an adequate representation of Jesus? Am I living a life in which people know that I am redeemed by Christ? Let this be a challenge to you and to me to be holy in everything we do. However, realize that we are sinners and are only saved by God’s grace. Let us reflect the one who saved us. Go glorify. KC
