| And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. | ||
| Leviticus 19:1–2 | ||
| Leviticus 19 issues a call to holiness. Holiness is related to wholeness. And God wants us to be a whole people. When you understand this, you’ll find that the commands of God are no longer burdensome. You’ll find yourself wanting to embrace them, eager to learn them, ready to practice them. The Father wants us to be a blessed people—blessed in our families and our marriages, in our relationships and our occupations. He truly desires us to be happy. Satan, the deceiver and liar, says holiness leads to strangeness. “You’ll be miserable,” he hisses. “You’ll miss out on all the fun.” Not so. God doesn’t look in the mirror and say, “I’m not really pleased with this aspect of Myself,” or “I wish I was a bit different in this area of My personality.” No, because He is holy, God is totally, completely, and absolutely happy with every part of His being. You see, in essence, the word holy simply means “whole.” And because He’s whole, because He lacks nothing, God is supremely happy with who He is. And He wants nothing less for us. Holiness leads to happiness. That’s an absolute, non-negotiable, irrefutable spiritual principle. God wants us to be holy for He is holy. He commands us to be holy, for He wants us to be happy. Pastor Jon Courson. | ||
