Fearlessly Holy

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13 Therefore, with minds that a=
re alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you w=
hen Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 A=
s obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you li=
ved in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called y=
ou is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it =
is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

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Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live =
out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. 

1 Peter 1:13-17

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Holiness is not perfection.  Holiness is a lif=
estyle that distinguishes a Christian from everyone else in the world.&nbsp=
; As Peter strives and struggles with the rest of the Christian leaders to =
preserve the faith in the midst of persecution, he emphasizes a discipline =
that we should embrace.  Every day, some action will occur in your lif=
e that will involve you exercising your faith.  Practice self-control =
by setting your hopes on God’s grace.  Resist evil.  Live as a “f=
oreigner”, in other words, live remembering that we are both earthly and sp=
iritual beings, and what is spiritual will last.  When Jesus enters yo=
ur life, your life transforms.  Live that change today, by the power o=
f the Spirit…

 Bre=
athe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.  Act in m=
e, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.  Draw my heart, O Ho=
ly Spirit, that I love what is holy.  Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to=
defend all that is holy.  Guard me so, O Holy Spirit, that I may alwa=
ys be holy.  AMEN
 
(Anonymous prayer)  

Rev. Jeffrey Brown

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