It is a mistake to suppose that God does not want us to be holy until death, for that would mean that He wants us to be unholy until death. God does not want us to be unholy at any time. -Anonymous
1 Peter 1:16, Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
The last thing many Christians want to hear today is for someone to tell them to be holy. When you open the pandora’s box of challenging individuals to be holy, all of a sudden you are a legalist. In their mind, you believe that you are better than they are. Oh, but that is far from the truth.
The truth is, when I challenge someone to be holy it’s because I don’t want that person to make the same stupid mistakes I did. I don’t want them to get multiple speeding ticket while they are young, driving their insurance rates out the roof. I don’t want them to go out drinking on the weekend, making a complete fool of themselves. I also don’t want them to place way too much confidence in man instead of the God of the man! So, I comment to many when I go to leave, Be Good. It’s not saying they haven’t been good, it’s just a challenge to be good until I meet with them again! So be good and enjoy your Friday!
