Holiness in the Lord

By Late Rev. Elisha James

We are admonished to be “Holy in all manner of life”

1 Peter 1:15  

But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;

Let us then be:

Holy in our bodies

Romans 12:1  

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.

Holy in our worship, A holy priesthood

1 Peter 2:5  

You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Holy in Prayer. Lifting up undefiled and holy hands.

1 Timothy 2:8  

I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

Holy in thought

Exodus 28:36 

“Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

Holy in Business

Zechariah 14:20-21 

20 On that day HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the LORD's house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar.

21 Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD Almighty.