Heeding the Call to Holiness

Holy, holy, holy are You, Lord God Almighty (Revelation 4:8). For You alone are holy (Revelation 15:4).  Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory (Isaiah 6:3). O God, I exalt You and I worship You, for You are holy (Psalm 99:9).  Who is like YOU, O Lord – majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? (Exodus 15:11). You are enthroned as the Holy One; You are the praise of Israel (Psalm 22:3). Holiness becomes Your house, O Lord (Psalm 93:5). May all who are godly be happy in the Lord and give glory to His holy name (Psalm 97:12).

For You are mighty and have done great things for me; holy is Your name (Luke 1:49), Come, O my soul, and worship the Lord with the beauty of holiness (Psalm 96:9). Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His Holy Name (Psalm 103:1). Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto Your holy name, and to triumph in Your praise (Psalm 106:47).

I want to build myself up in holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit (Jude 20). Just as You called me – and You are holy – so I want to be holy in all I do; for it is written: “Be Holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16). Like living stones, it was intended for us to be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices to our God (1 Peter 2:5); a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart (1 Peter 2:9).

Sanctify us through Your truth; for Your Word is truth (John 17:17), that I may serve You in holiness and in righteousness all the days of my life (Luke 1:75). So I give my body to You, O God, to be a holy, living sacrifice – the kind You will accept (Romans 12:1). For it is from You that I have life through Christ Jesus. He made me acceptable to You; He made me to be pure and holy (1 Corinthians 1:30). Your Word says: “God’s home is holy and clean,” and I am that home (1 Corinthians 3:17). With these promises, I know I must cleanse myself from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, so You can perfect holiness in me (2 Corinthians 7:1).

Israel – even the new Israel – is “holy unto the Lord” and the first-fruits of His children (Jeremiah 2:3), for if the first-fruits are holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root be holy, so are the branches (Romans 11:16).

The Holy Spirit has been given to me (Romans 5:5). Now I must let myself be a slave to all that is right and holy (Romans 6:19); I am now free from the power of sin and am a slave of God, and His benefits to me include holiness (Romans 6:22).

Your Word tells us that “a main road will go through the once-deserted land; it will be named ‘The Holy Highway.’ No evil-hearted men may walk upon it.” You will walk there with us; even the most stupid will not be able to miss the way (Isaiah 35:8). In that day of Your power Your people shall come to You willingly, dressed in holy array (Psalm 110:3). I truly want to be part of that assembly!!