being made holy

I don’t know about you, but I have not arrived at the place where I would call myself “holy.” I am being made holy, every day, as I press in closer to Jesus and learn how to be more like Him.

Jesus considers us perfect because of His completed sacrifice, but He also knows that the work in us is ongoing. We are “being made holy.”

God’s will is not to leave us where He finds us but to move us forward with Him, being made holy. Jesus sacrificed Himself once for all time (even for those who lived before the days of Jesus). God’s heartfelt desire is that we be made holy and He needs our cooperation to help make that happen in our lives. He will not take over our free will choices; we have to choose daily to serve and to want to be more like Jesus and more pleasing to God as we become more holy in His sight.

Jesus is our High Priest and He finished the work that the Father sent Him to do. Then He sat down. When do you sit down? When your work is done…when you have done all you can. Now the work of becoming holy is on us…we have to work towards being more like Jesus. No, we are not saved by works, but we can please out Heavenly Father by becoming more holy every day. Every day is a new day to make new choices that will honor and glorify God. Make good choices!

The treasure that we carry in our hearts and souls is the message of the Gospel. Only God could have planned the salvation of all via His Only Son and only God could have been willing to see His Son sacrificed on the cross for all mankind. Only God could raise Jesus from the dead, His resurrection pointing the way for us to one day also have eternal life. This is all the power of God. There is nothing I can do to save myself, so the treasure that I have is in this earthen vessel that God created for my soul to inhabit until He calls me home to be with Him forever.

It is only by God’s sacrifice and power that you and I are being made holy. This is an ongoing process, one that will not be finished until we go to be with Him in Heaven. Thus, I thank God for His power that is working on me to help me to be more like Him.

I feel weak a lot spiritually. I mess up and have to go back and confess, repent and apologize to those I have offended. But God’s grace is always sufficient. He shows Himself powerful on our behalf when we are willing to confess that we need Him because we are weak. It’s not a bad thing to admit weakness. The bad thing is not being willing to admit it and ask God for His power to help you through whatever situation it is that requires His power and strength. When we let pride get in the way and like the toddler declare to God, “I can do it myself,” He steps back and lets us try. Let me tell you from experience that my efforts alone do not usually work out for me; it is only when I acknowledge that I need help from a Higher Power that I can receive the assistance that God has been able and ready to offer all along.

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