…since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:16
Peter quotes Leviticus to remind us that holiness has always been God’s design for His people. He is not calling us into something new, but into something ancient, beautiful, and life-giving.
“Be holy, for I am holy” is not a threat; it is a promise. God will make His people like Himself. He will restore what sin has fractured. He will complete what He has begun.
Holiness is not heaviness; it is healing. It is God returning us to the person we were created to be.
Our holiness is rooted not in our grit but in His grace.
Father, thank You that holiness is Your work in us. Continue shaping us into the likeness of Your Son.
Rooted in His Grace,
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