Date: Saturday, 3rd February, 2024
Text: Romans 13:14
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Holiness is a lifestyle for anybody who wants to make it to Heaven. In order to consistently obey God totally, there are steps necessary to take to create the right atmosphere for it. First of all, as a person, you must be a lover of righteousness and a hater of iniquity.
In order to create the right personal atmosphere for holy living, as a habit, you must always renew your mind daily with the word of God. Romans 12:2 says, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
This transformation is a spiritual process that occurs by the power of God’s word which renews the mind when we expose ourselves daily to it. It makes the heart remain soft and yielding to the will of God.
A heart far from the word of God will become hardened with time and self-willed, always resisting the will of God. Its desires are always diametrically opposed to the will of God and all it wants to do is to fulfill the desires of the sinful nature.
To be holy, you must “make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.” Romans 13:14.
Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation. In the place of prayer, strength is received to carry out God’s will. At Gethsemane, our Lord prayed earnestly and an angel came to strengthen him- Luke 22: 39-44. This strength is called GRACE.
Grace is constantly received during times of prayer intimacy with God. You need grace to stay pure in this corrupt world. You need Grace to say ‘to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.’ Titus 2:11-12
Action Nugget: Make holiness your lifestyle.