Called to a life of holiness

(Audio: Spanish)

SUMMARY: Holiness means being set apart for God's purposes, not just avoiding sin but actively pursuing a life that pleases God. It is a call to consecration, dedication, and surrender to the Lord. As a people of priests, we are called to live a life of holiness and surrender to God. Holiness is also a prerequisite for God's blessings in our lives, and obedience to God's commandments is essential for abiding in his love. We must present our bodies as a living sacrifice to God, pursuing his good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Holiness is a crucial aspect for Christians and is a process rather than a state. It involves consecrating oneself to God, which is a platform for the manifestation of God's power. Holiness protects us from attacks and accusations from the enemy, and it is a requirement for service to God. The process of holiness involves inner conflict and deliberate decisions, and it lasts a lifetime.

Holiness involves struggle and inner conflict, as the Christian life is compared to that of a warrior, soldier, athlete, and farmer. However, holiness is not solely produced by our efforts, but rather the product of the presence and movement of the Holy Spirit and the life of God within us. We must recognize God's call to holiness and depend on Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to produce the fruits of holiness. We must abide in Christ and immerse ourselves in Him through Christian disciplines, prayer, fasting, reading the word, communion with the saints, and service to the Lord. As we engraft ourselves in Jesus, we naturally bear fruits of justice and holiness. We must ask Jesus to take control and complete ownership of our lives. To manifest God's blessings and power in our lives, we need to sanctify ourselves.

To receive blessings and manifest the power of God, as a priest or priestess of the Lord, it is important to sanctify oneself and stay holy. This will protect against harm from the enemy and turn trials into blessings. Let us obey this call and seek spiritual growth in the coming year. Amen.

I feel from the Lord to take up a word that God gave us on New Year's Eve and how to press that word of God a little more to our hearts and to our Congregation. Some of you have told me that that word was a blessing and that you would like me to develop it a little more. And I myself had felt the same, that it was not good to leave her like this, simply as a general call to holiness.

On the night of the 31st, God was speaking to us that this year we should meditate more on his call to a life of holiness, of consecration to him, of surrender to him, of sanctification, of sanctifying ourselves to the Lord. And I ask the Lord that this year we will be reminded of that several times through our preaching program. That God wants a people consecrated to him, a sanctified people, a people delivered to him.