Being Holy means showing grace and mercy.

Now I will be honest, today’s lesson in growing in sanctification (becoming more holy) is extremely hard! When we are Holy as God has called us to be we show grace and mercy....all the time. Here is the scripture example:

1 Peter 2:21-23 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: 22 “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;

Wow. I told it was hard. Here is the short of it...Jesus is our example. He suffered for us and never sinned! He never lied! When He was insulted, He did not insult back. When He was abused, He did not abuse back. He gave it all to God who will take care of it as He sees fit!

So how ya doing in this being holy business? When we can do today’s lesson on a consistent basis we are growing in holiness!

Tom