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A Closer Walk

Attitude of the Righteous

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Our ministry is to reach out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ and to help believers be equipped with a solid knowledge of the Word of God, the Bible, and be encouraged to apply it in every aspect of their daily lives. There are simple truths for these complex times to help people live in a way that brings real spiritual victory to them and more importantly, through the Lord Jesus Christ, glory to God our Father.

1 Peter 1:14-15
As obedient children do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;
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As today's Scripture makes clear, our goal here and now is to be holy—not to be 'good'. We are called to be 'doing' good, as Jesus Himself said in the Sermon on the Mount, and in such a way that people would see those works and glorify the Father, not us. {Mat.5:16}

We should also recall that Jesus said, 'No one is good except God alone.’ {Mrk.10:18} We who have been saved by the shed blood of the Lamb are righteous—but that is only because of what Jesus did for us on the cross, the free gift of God, not anything that we did or could do to achieve ourselves. So, yes, we who have been saved are called to be holy.
 
This was most assuredly not a new or original thought with the apostle Peter, for God had told Moses so long ago to tell His people that “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” {Lev.19:2}

Yes, it is still about what you wear—and yes, that is important. You and I are to be clothed with robes of righteousness, having put on the garment of praise, facing each day dressed with the whole armor of God. All of which the Holy Spirit will direct when we truly have, as Paul instructed, “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” {Rom.13:14}
 
Being holy and holiness are about being set apart, being different, dedicated with a purpose by God. As the Word says we have been called according to His purpose {Rom.8:28} and to declare His glory, His praises {Is.43:7,21} and His excellencies. {1Pt.2:9} We have been formed and called to be the family of God, sons of our Father, and the bride of Christ—a bride without spot or wrinkle—HOLY INDEED!
 
"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
    For you will go out with joy and be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”   (Isaiah 55:9-12)
 
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