0441. 434. “Holiness Unto the Lord”

434. “Holiness Unto the Lord”

Exo_39:30

“Holy in all manner of life” (1Pe_1:15, R.V.).

Murray M’Cheyne prayed, “Lord, make me as holy as it is possible for a child of Thine to be.” Such a prayer becomes all who pray. We do well to pray that we may be—

1. Holy in body, as expressed in Rom_12:1, where we are urged to yield our bodies “holy, acceptable unto God.”

2. Holy in prayer, as directed in 1Ti_2:8, where we are exhorted to “lift up holy hands.”

3. Holy in worship, as denoted in 1Pe_2:5, where believers are called a “holy priesthood.”

4. Holy in citizenship, as described in 1Pe_2:9, where we are named a “holy nation.”

5. Holy in thought, as suggested by the high priest having on his mitre the words “holiness unto the Lord” (Exo_28:36).

6. Holy in business, as represented by “holiness unto the Lord” being on the “bells” and “pots,” as stated in Zec_14:20, Zec_14:21.

7. Holy in heart as urged in 1Th_3:13, “hearts unblameable in holiness before God.”

By: DR. F. E. MARSH