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Sharing His Holiness with Others

Invitation to SELAH

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

Note

Take some time to reflect on what you discovered in this reading plan. We defined what it means for God to be holy and that we shouldn’t just understand a definition, but we should see and recognize His holiness. Then we discussed that recognizing God’s holiness should cause us to praise and worship Him and ultimately be changed by His holiness.

Reflect

It’s easy to read this and think “What an exhausting list. I feel like no one is able to live this way.” Is it really possible for someone to actually live like this? Yes! God wouldn’t call us and command us to do something that is impossible, but the key is to recognize we can’t do this alone. We must rely on God to be able to do this. Look again at Ephesians 5:1. We are called to imitate God—to be holy as He is holy. We do this not to earn His love, but because we already are loved; we imitate God as dearly loved children.

Ultimately our purpose in imitating God is to be a reflection of Him to the people around us. Can you imagine someone who actually lived out all the principles and ideals listed in this passage? They would be different from so many of the other people around them. They would be unique. They would be set apart. They would be holy. That’s the purpose here, we are called to be so uniquely different that we end up getting to share God’s holiness with others. What needs to change in you so that you can more fully be an imitator of God?

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 a further reading, go to Psalm 51.

Thanks for completing this reading plan! We pray that this helped you get connected to Jesus. We would love to hear from you on how God used this plan in your life. Keep the conversation going by emailing us at keeptalking@secc.org