Holiness

Thinking about holiness and where it derived from- I've come to the conclusion that it was before the beginning as we know it. Genesis 1.1, in the beginning God- he always was. It is in his being that we see the very meaning of holiness. Perfect unity, perfect relationship with the trinity- God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. This triune God is unfathomable to me. And yet, he has ushered me into a relationship that enables me to personally and intimately know them, and him- for they are one.

If holiness is this picture of complete intimacy between the trinity, even before the beginning, how am I to reach holiness? The Israelites are told to "be holy, for I am holy", and the same message is given to me today. How can I reach holiness? It is reading my Bible more? Is it praying more? Is it feeding the hungry more? Is it clothing the naked more? Is it being friends with the one person who doesn't seem to have any? YES! Each time I surrender my life, my day, my hour, my minute to the Lord I get a greater glimpse of his heart, his holiness and am supernaturally being changed from one measure of holiness to another.

While I may not be able to understand completely God's holiness, I have accepted that as a good thing. I don't want to be able to make God's holiness fit in my own limited vocabulary. All the words in all the languages combined could not begin to express the depth of God's holiness. This is the way it is suppose to be. If I could describe to you God's holiness in its fullness, then I would be God. But I am not, and for that I am very grateful, you should be too!

My desire is to understand holiness and how I can become holy as God is holy. I believe this is in a deep pursuit of intimacy with God. Knowing him more, knowing myself more and knowing his ultimate plan for me, so that I can truly be his hands, his feet, his mouth and his heartbeat to the nations.