Holiness

I’ve been thinking and reading about holiness lately. Holiness is not knowledge-Balaam had knowledge; nor great position-Judas Iscariot had position; nor doing many things-Herod did many things; nor zeal for certain religious matters-Jehu had zeal; nor outward respectability-the young ruler was respected; nor taking pleasure in hearing preachers-the Jews in Ezekiel’s day enjoyed that; nor keeping company with godly people-Demas did that. Blood-parents cannot give it to their children by inheritance. Ministers cannot give it to their members by baptism. Holiness is the result of vital union with Jesus Christ. It is the fruit of being an abiding and living branch off the True Vine. He is the Physician to whom you must go if you would keep well. He is the Manna which you must eat, and the Well from which you must drink. He is the Rock on which you must rest. His arm is the arm on which you must lean. Have a holy week.