Wish I could get back to Corinthians, but there's too much good stuff here in Exodus. From my morning devotion:
Exodus 28:36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Holiness belongs to the Lord. He is the most holy and nothing unholy can appear in His presence. It is in Him and through Him that we breath and move and have our existence.
Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Our righteousness is dirty rags. His ways are far above our own. His holiness is not necessarily our holiness. We should do those things the He has asked of us (within a Biblical framework).
Matthew 6:1,2 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Do not do any works to be seen. Holiness is to be to the Lord, of the Lord, and by the Lord. His reward will far exceed any reward we will get on earth.
When it comes right down to it, holiness is works. It has nothing to do with salvation. But those that are called of God will feel the need for a further purging of worldly things and ways. If you don't, you need to listen to God, cry out for Him. For holiness is the evidence of the Spirit dwelling in you.
Proverbs 3:12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
The purpose of His holiness is to make us delightful in His eyes. He will correct us like a potter works clay, molding us into the image vessel He wants us to be.
Heavenly Father, correct us. Treat us as your sons and daughters. Make our lives a joy to observe. In Jesus name we pray, amen.
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