What A Day!

Special days -- we all look forward to them. There are some special days drawing near in our family: my boys’ birthdays and two of the Grands’, The days are marked on the calendar and excitement in the air! Have you ever wondered, "When can I stop thinking about holiness?"  It's just so "human" to think we can put “be holy” on a to-do list like unload the dishwasher, fold towels, pay bills or mow grass.  Uh, that's not the way it works!  God said, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." (Leviticus 11:45b).  That is the God-ordained purpose of every Believer.  To be healthy and happy are worthy goals, of course, but it is not our ultimate goal -- it is, however, our design to be holy.  And being holy is a full-time job – gee, thanks, Satan!  He dogs our flesh day-after-day causing us to think, speak, and behave unholy.  Righteousness (holiness) is the ever eternal-constant-unchanging nature of Almighty God, but it is not our nature.  Therein lies the pursuit that "He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30).  We are instructed to pursue holiness because "without which no one will see the Lord." (Hebrews 12:14). Certainly, being holy (like Jesus) must be on our to-do list, but we only get to check-it-off and mark-it-done when we Jesus face-to-face.  Oh, what a day that will be!