Embrace Hoiness

This powerful message confronts us with a liberating truth about holiness that transforms it from an impossible burden into an invitation to receive God's nature. We discover that when Scripture commands us to 'be holy as I am holy' (1 Peter 1:15-16), it's not a demand for self-improvement but a creative, empowering declaration similar to 'let there be light' in Genesis. Just as God spoke creation into existence, He speaks holiness over us, backing His words with all the resources of heaven. The message draws a profound parallel with Joshua's commission to 'be strong and of great courage,' revealing that God wasn't telling Joshua to manufacture bravery but was releasing strength and courage into him. This same principle applies to holiness in our lives. God's holiness reflects His absolute perfection, completeness, and beauty—and this perfection now lives within us through the Holy Spirit. Rather than striving to achieve holiness through external behavior modification, we're called to participate in what God is already doing inside us, allowing His nature to flow outward. The practical steps include being filled with the Spirit, yielding our members to righteousness, renewing our minds, possessing the land of our spirit-soul-body, and acting in faith on God's declarations. This message frees us from the weight of religious performance and invites us into the transformative work of a holy God who makes us like Himself.