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Changed By God’s Holiness

Invitation to SELAH

Before you spend time face-to-face with God today, take some time to SELAH (Stop, Exhale, Lean In, Ask & Hear).

Passage to Read

Leviticus 20:26 says,

"You must be holy because I, the Lord, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own."

Reflect

“You must be holy because I, the LORD, am holy.” When you initially read this verse, it's honestly pretty intimidating. How in the world are we supposed to be holy like God? Earlier this week we admitted that there is no human on earth who is holy like God. So how is this possible?

Take a moment to look back at Leviticus 20:8. How does this verse describe how we become holy? It is God who makes us holy. There is something magnificent about this. God does call and command you and I to be holy, but He doesn’t leave us alone in the process. He is the one who also makes us holy. It seems backwards because, in our minds, we can equate holiness to cleanliness and being unholy as being unclean or dirty. If you put dirt on something clean the dirt doesn’t cease to be dirt, but God doesn’t work in the ways in which we expect. When we come in contact with a holy God, He begins day by day to remove the sin and dirt from our lives and makes us holy like He is.

Respond

After you've read the passage today, grab a journal or open your notes. Take some time to reflect on today’s reading. Use the SOAP acronym to help you engage. (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer).

• Scripture - What did you read?
• Observation - What did you learn?
• Application - What will you do?
• Prayer - Write out a prayer talking to God like a friend.

Additional Reading Suggestions

For further reading, go to 2 Corinthians 5:21.