27 Leviticus 19:26 Separated
JMD Devotional 27 Leviticus 19:26 Separated
And you shall be holy to Me; for I the Lord am Holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
Why does it seem that God's 'consecrated' people keep striving to be indistinguishable from the world's general population? There may be some merit to efforts aimed at inclusion in an evangelical spirit, but that taken too far would result in dilution, pollution and in 'loosing one's salt.' Our religion is not about a list of prohibitions, it is about a divine relationship. But not doing certain things on matters of principle elevates the status and worth of what we do perform. Like limiting sexual expression within the bounds of marriage infinitely increases its significance and sets us apart from 'the world.'
Dear God,
You are Holy. Holiness is what I need, it is what I long for. The pure in heart will see you; I fall so short. May your holy influence transform my life and instill your holy thumbprint upon my soul.
Amen
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And you shall be holy to Me; for I the Lord am Holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.
Why does it seem that God's 'consecrated' people keep striving to be indistinguishable from the world's general population? There may be some merit to efforts aimed at inclusion in an evangelical spirit, but that taken too far would result in dilution, pollution and in 'loosing one's salt.' Our religion is not about a list of prohibitions, it is about a divine relationship. But not doing certain things on matters of principle elevates the status and worth of what we do perform. Like limiting sexual expression within the bounds of marriage infinitely increases its significance and sets us apart from 'the world.'
Dear God,
You are Holy. Holiness is what I need, it is what I long for. The pure in heart will see you; I fall so short. May your holy influence transform my life and instill your holy thumbprint upon my soul.
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
If you know of someone who would like to subscribe to
my daily devotional, please forward.
jamesdinsmore_32907@yahoo.com
Short, concise, thought-provoking.
More features:
My Poetry
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(Some) of my Devotionals
http://recoverydevotional.blogspot.com/
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