Consecrate yourselves

Last week Denise did a wonderful job of leading us through Jehovah M’Kaddesh and Jehovah Shalom. How God has set us apart to lead holy lives and giving us rest in him. For those you missed out (and that is a lot of you) Denise has extra notes for you with quite a number of scripture references.

"Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.” Lev 20:7-8

To be Holy is to live a separate life in God but not separate from the world. To be in the world but not of the world. So here is a little challenge for you all. “Be the person who catches others doing the right thing “. Let me explain myself. It is so easy now that we are sanctified to get into a fault finding habit. Sound familiar? Yes I’ve been there done that and got the T-shirt. God has forgiven us, blessed us and separated us but we tend to forget that and we begin looking at the negative in other people. We breed a critical spirit when we focus on the short comings of others. So this week be the person who catches others doing the right thing. Look for what is good, what is true, and what is right in other people and be careful not to judge those who fall short of your standards because you will be judged by God’s standard.

This coming Tuesday will be a special evening as we will have special two guests with us, Maia and Ruth. Zestful Maia or as I remember her name from an eighties cartoon character “Maia the Bee”, is a wonderful lady who has this zest for life and to be God’s faithful servant. The evening I am told will have an outreach focus, so please make sure that you don’t miss finding out more on the Land of the Roses.

It is a mindset. As Maia says “Live to love life, as to live the live.” Just this week, look for what is good, right, and true in the people you are with.