holy means to be set apart
From: O.Addison Gethers
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:07 AM
To: Deaf-blind inspirational life groups ; Christian bible study groups
Subject: {dbilg} Mar 9 - The Habit of Holiness devotional from kcm
Mar 9 - The Habit of Holiness
"He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and
he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will
manifest myself to him."
(John 14:21)
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Dear Addison,
There's a dimension of living you can only experience when you make a decision
to please the Father in every activity of your life. In that dimension,
Jesus becomes real to you and manifests Himself to you.
Just after the turn of the century, God poured out His Spirit and started a
revival on Azusa Street. It was an awesome time, a time when people's entire
lives were turned inside out. Everything else in their world seemed to lose
importance. Supernatural things were happening. God was manifesting Himself
in their presence.
The people involved in that revival soon began to be known to the world as
"holiness" people. They got that title because they were so obviously different
from everyone else. They would let go of anything they thought didn't please
God. They were so caught up in the power of the spiritual realm, they lost
interest in natural things.
Few believers today even know what holiness means. Even fewer understand the
outpouring of God that comes to those who dare to step into it.
Holiness simply means separated to God. It's what you do with your life day by
day. It's ordering your conduct according to the Word of God and the prompting
of the Spirit. Holiness is the habit of being one mind with God, of turning
away from the ways of the world and living instead in agreement with Him.
Holiness
doesn't happen to anyone by accident. It requires a decision of the will. Make
that decision today.
Love God with all your heart by keeping His commandments. He'll show His love
to you by manifesting Himself to you in powerful new ways. He'll pour Himself
out on you just like He did on those believers at Azusa Street and revival will
truly begin in you.
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Scripture Study: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
O. Addison Gethers
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