Your call to holiness

14/09/2020

Day 1
1 Thessalonians 4 v 1-8; 1 Thessalonians 5 v 23-24; Romans 12 v 1-2

“… and do not be conformed to this world...” (Rom 12 v 2)

We are called to live holy lives, in sanctification and honour, set apart for the good work of the Lord.

I believe one of our biggest challenges involves the renewing of our minds, not only as non-believers coming to faith, but also as young christians, still finding their way and learning the perfect will of God, or even some believers, who have served the Lord for decades, suddenly finding themselves in a backslidden state.

We are bombarded with the filth and trash this world presents to us, although nicely packaged with what it perceives as good and acceptable. The film and music industry is the worst, dictating to us their beliefs, which stand in direct opposition to the principles and laws of God.

In my opinion, the only way we are able to abstain from all immorality, is dying to self every day, while presenting our body as a “living and holy sacrifice.” But there is more to it. We are three dimensional beings and therefore our soul and spirit is also affected, because our battle is not [only] against flesh and blood, but the [dark] powers controlling this world.

Sometimes we think that we’ll lose out on the fun and excitement this world has to offer, when we choose to follow the Lord, but the exact opposite happens. We are freed from the bondage, that captivates us, when we are enslaved to the system.

If today is your first step towards sanctification, do not allow the world to drag you down, for you have come such a long way to reach this point. If you are seeking the Lord, but have lost your way a bit, it is time to pick up your cross again and follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus!

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“

13/09/2020

Your call to holiness
Reading Plan

After the previous reading plan on how to “abide in Christ” as well as completing the article on the person and character of Jesus, I would like to start with another reading plan tomorrow, regarding our “call to holiness”.