“Thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.” (Leviticus 11:45)
Holiness is imitation of the Creator. It is the creation crying to the Creator that we adore Him and wish to be near Him in character. The Christian is holy for the same reason a child imitates their father.
“I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples. You are therefore to make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean and between the unclean bird and the clean…” (Leviticus 20:24-25)
The Jew understood that what they ate, how they worshipped, and even how they dressed was because they were meant to stand out as peculiar – as holy. Their God was different, so they needed to be different. Simple Christianity asks the same of us (1 Pet 2:9).
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Wake up, be holy, and flatter God.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
This Week’s Reading: Leviticus 10-15; Psalm 12; Proverbs 12 This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision