Pursue Holiness

1 Peter 1:¹⁴As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, ¹⁵but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, ¹⁶since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy."

We are God's children and we must be obedient to our Father. Peter instructs us to not go back to our ignorant ways. Before our eyes were opened to the truth, we acted without knowing the good from the bad. Now that we do know the truth, we should not go back to what we used to do. Instead, we must pursue God's holiness. Our walk with Jesus is one of upward motion. We should not look back or look down because it causes us to stumble and fall. God commands His children to be holy because He is holy.

God has really been speaking to me about His holiness lately. I think I am getting a better idea of the awesome, fearsome, and righteous God I love. Honestly, my mind has not wrapped all the way around it. I still don't have a good focus on who God really is when I pray. I need to get a better grasp on His holiness. I think it would bring me to my knees in repentance. I admit, when the temptation to sin wells up inside me, I entertain the thought in my mind. This has to stop. This is what Peter is talking about. I need to let go of those passions because they spring from disobedience and ignorance. Instead, I need to cling to God's word and truth. I need to climb upwards and be holy. I am tired of always taking one step forward and two steps backward. It's time that I make the pursuit of holiness my main goal.

Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your grace. You are Holy. You are righteous and pure. I long to be like You. Lord, I know that I have sinned with my ignorant thoughts. Please change my way of thinking and help me to cling to Your righteousness. I love You, Lord. I pray all this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.