1 Peter 1:15-16
Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
What of Today’s Verse…
“Holy” is one of those words we generally associate with the “stained glass ghetto” — a word only “church folks” use. That may be true, but it is still a great concept. Every kid knows that you do not eat hot dogs and potato chips on china. Mom’s china is reserved for “special company” or “special occasions.” Hot dogs are for paper plates and every day, china is for special events. When God is calling us to be holy, he is calling us to be china — something special just for him, and as Peter emphasizes, just like him.
Let us Pray:
Holy Lord, God Almighty, I come before you knowing how great the distance is between your holiness and my commonness. I thank you for making me holy through the sacrifice of Jesus and by sending your Holy Spirit to live inside of me. Please receive my life today as a holy offering to you. I pray in the name of Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of my faith. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Rebirth
Christ is risen in me!
It’s Easter, a day of sacred celebration. Christ is risen! This message–full of power and grace–is meant for me, as it is meant for all. The Christ is risen in me.
The life of the Christ is divine and transcendent, a life that flows through me now. Each time I refuse the thought that sin and negativity have a hold on me, Christ like ideas rise up in my thoughts. I am uplifted in spiritual consciousness, strong and free. The stone has been rolled away. All obstacles to my good are removed.
Through the Christ, I am restored. My life shines with spiritual glory, and I rededicate myself to walking in the light of the Christ. A new day has dawned. Free and triumphant, I walk in a renewed faith.
Christ is risen in me!
“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” –John 11:25
