Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. (Leviticus 19:2)I used to dread this verse as an impossible command, a requirement with which I could not comply.
In his book Rebuilding the Real You, Pastor Jack Hayford invites us to receive this verse as a promise, rather than a threat. He illustrates how a child may inherit a receding hairline, big feet, or a cleft chin from a parent. God is our parent, and God is holy. Holiness is in God's DNA (so to speak). As his children, that DNA is our inheritance. We don't have to scuffle and scheme to be holy; we simply have to receive what, because of our parentage, is rightfully ours.
Do you look like your Father?
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