As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
-1 Peter 1:14-16
All of us, being citizens of this world, are sinners. We all have lived in this world by following its trends and by feeding ourselves with our own selfish desires. Sin runs to our flesh ever since we were born (which was a result of the original sin bore by Adam and Eve), and it has been a part of our identity as humans. Knowing this, will it be possible for us to become holy? Many of us think that it is just impossible, and so choosing to be carried away with the flow of this world. Most of us use this as an excuse to become disobedient, but for us Christians, how should we think or act about this?
Like what Peter said in 1 Peter 1:14-16, the obedient children,
which pertains to us, Christians, must become holy – not conforming to our old
desires when we were ignorant about God. We must remember what we are when the
first man was created – that we are created in God’s image and likeness, so we
should be like it. We should become holy. But how should we do this? Is it
enough to say that we already have knowledge of God? Will our small knowledge
about Him protect us from all the evil? Well, I personally believe not.
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
-1 Peter 2:1-3
Like what the verse above said, in order to become holy, we
must get rid of everything that is evil. Knowing what is good and what is evil
is not enough. We must learn to beat our body and turn away from these evil things.
Of course, temptation will always try its best to put us back to where we were
before, but our knowledge about God will remind us of what is good and what is evil
– but it’s still up to us if we want to flee from them or not.
Then after we flee from these evil things, we must replace it with another – something that is better and is of greater worth. Instead of craving for the desires of our flesh, like the verses said, we must now crave for the pure spiritual milk – which comes from the word of God! Craving means that it is something we are desire so much, or something that we earnestly look for – meaning, having a basic knowledge of God isn’t enough. We must earnestly seek for Him from our devotions, from His word – by reading the Bible! We must know about Him more, and we should not stop! Day and night, we must be bombarded by His word. We must be like a child seeking for Him, continuing to grow from His word – until our final breath from this world. And if we do this, I believe that we will be guarded from any kind of evil, and become holy – which is what God is expecting from us.
Thank you, Lord, for what You have revealed to us today. Help us apply them into our lives so that we would grow more and become the people you want us to be. Amen.
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Then after we flee from these evil things, we must replace it with another – something that is better and is of greater worth. Instead of craving for the desires of our flesh, like the verses said, we must now crave for the pure spiritual milk – which comes from the word of God! Craving means that it is something we are desire so much, or something that we earnestly look for – meaning, having a basic knowledge of God isn’t enough. We must earnestly seek for Him from our devotions, from His word – by reading the Bible! We must know about Him more, and we should not stop! Day and night, we must be bombarded by His word. We must be like a child seeking for Him, continuing to grow from His word – until our final breath from this world. And if we do this, I believe that we will be guarded from any kind of evil, and become holy – which is what God is expecting from us.
Thank you, Lord, for what You have revealed to us today. Help us apply them into our lives so that we would grow more and become the people you want us to be. Amen.
Original link for the photo: http://www.babyphotospictures.com/babies-pictures/baby_drinking_milk.html
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