(83) The Holiness of God - Conclusion

God is holy, one-of-a-kind, infinitely unique. He is unique in every aspect of His character. He is unique in His thinking and His actions. God is so unlike us, so inhuman.

Because God is infinitely unique, so different from us, we will have to make a conscious effort to appreciate and live according to His unique character. We will always need to be careful that our view of God, His character and ways has not slipped into a man-conceived idea of who God is. We must make sure our view of God does in fact reflect who God is as revealed in the scriptures. It may seem that once we have studied the scriptures and accurately understood God’s character that this exercise would be finished. It is not. We can easily slip into viewing God in accordance with what makes sense to us. We can easily adopt the view of our culture. And in both cases we will be wrong in our view of God. When you are conscious of it, you will be surprised at how quickly and easily your view of God slips from the truth presented in scripture.

In our humanness, we will naturally think in keeping with human thinking. We will naturally think in a way that makes sense from a human point of view. We will naturally do things the way every human does things. We will not naturally think and act in keeping with God’s unique character, thinking, and ways. Our thinking and actions needs to be brought in line with God’s unique thinking and ways.

So, we must consciously strive to understand God’s unique thoughts and ways, guided by His Word and His Spirit. Understanding and living out the holiness of God will result in unique thinking. We will think differently than most people because God thinks differently.

Understanding and living out the holiness of God will result in unique values. We will value different things and we will have different desires than most people because God’s values are different, God’s desires are different than man’s.

Understanding and living out the holiness of God will result in unique actions. We will act differently than most people because God’s ways are different than man’s.

Living out God’s holiness means we must consciously and carefully purge our lives from anything that is contrary to the character and ways of God.

So, I ask myself, “Am I thinking man’s way or God’s way?” “Am I looking at life from man’s viewpoint or God’s?” “Are my values and actions a reflection of God’s uniqueness?” “Am I really living a holy life?”

How about you? Does your life reflect a vital relationship with the holiness of God? Are you a person living out the reality of God’s holiness? Do you look at life differently, with new purpose and passion. Are you unique because you reflect the character of God? God is holy . . . unique . . . different . . . are you? Are you exclusively His?

Prayer of Commitment:

Holy God,

I want to know you in your holiness. I want to understand your uniqueness. Reveal to me how I have lowered you to the level of mankind. Show me how my view of you is less than what you really are. I want to demonstrate your holiness in my life. Help me to see where I am like man when you have redeemed me to be like you. Change my thinking. Change my values. Change my life in every way.

Make me holy, unique as you are.

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