Be Wholly, Holy

Leviticus 19:2, "Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel and say unto them, ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am Holy."

All of the words in the title are very important to understand. Let's just take a moment to define them:

• Be ~ To exist or live. To have presence in the realm of perceived reality.
• Wholly ~Entirely, totally, altogether, quite. To the whole amount, extent. So as to comprise or involve all. Completely, without exception.
• Holy ~ To be wholly dedicated and devoted to God. Distinct and separate from the world's way of living. committed to right living and purity.

When we look at the word "Holiness," it means the absence of sin, evil, and wrong doing. It is being spotlessly free from blemish. THIS DESCRIBES OUR GOD! And we were created to be like Him. 1 Peter 1:15-16 says, "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all matter of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am Holy."

But being holy is much more than the absence of sin. It is the presence of righteousness, purity and godliness. When we become Believers, God makes us holy by forgiving our sin! He looks at us as if we had never sinned! But while He sees us as holy, we have not perfected holiness. We must still strive each day to be more like Jesus! Wholly Holy!

2 Corinthians 6:17-18 and 2 Corinthians 7:1 teaches us that we grow in holiness by working hard to keep sin out of our lives.  Romans 12: 1-2 helps us more, because we can not live holy on our own, but we can present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, which is our reasonable service, and while doing that, He will help us Be Wholly Holy.  Deuteronomy 14:2 shows us that God makes us holy by setting us apart as special for Himself! Colossians 1 tells us that through Jesus' death on the cross, in His own human body He brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before Him without a single fault! Glory to God! All we have to do is 

Be Wholly, Holy! We must know who we are and Be What we are!

The Lord said, "When you choose to Be Wholly, Holy...have presence in the realm of perceived reality, you will begin to see greater works, more of My Power, more of My Presence, more of My Anointing, more of My Grace, and more of My Provision.

You will see less of the manifestations of the devil, sickness, disease, lack, turmoil, and confusion of mind.  When you choose to Be Wholly, Holy, you will experience My Glory, My Presence, My Love, My Spirit in ways you have not yet experienced them! You will begin to hear me even more clearly. Doubt and fear will be absent from your lives, you will be confident in your position because that position is in My Presence and in My Will! Be Wholly, Holy! Be Holy! Exist Holy! Live Holy! I have made you Holy. No unclean thing can be deemed Holy. Remove all the unclean things from your lives and bodies. 

Some of you will find this hard to do because you see no harm in things that are unholy in your lives. But, My Spirit will begin to convict you of things that you see, hear, taste...places you go and people you are around.

Some of you have to rebuild your temple because there are things that are destroying them and making them unholy. Strive while you can to Be Wholly, Holy. And in the end, I will bring you into a place of complete Holiness...in Glory, with Me! 

BE ~ EXIST, LIVE

WHOLLY ~ ENTIRELY, TOTALLY, ALTOGETHER, QUITE, TO THE WHOLE EXTENT, COMPLETELY WITHOUT EXCEPTION

HOLY ~ WHOLLY DEDICATED AND DEVOTED TO GOD. DISTINCT AND SEPARATE FROM THE WORLDS WAY OF LIVING. COMMITTED TO RIGHT LIVING AND PURITY."

Be encouraged! With God's Spirit and His Word, we can be all that He has ordained us to be! Glory to God! Wholly, Holy! That's You! That's Me!