Sometimes when I ware my old clothes around the house, my wife will say to me, “It’s not Sunday, why are you wearing your holey clothes?”  I think that’s what we do.”  We put on our holiness when we think others might see us, but we often don’t see that our “Sunday best” is full of holes.

When God gave Moses the laws for the children of Israel, He said repeatedly, “be holy.”  Leviticus 19:2 says in part, “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.”  Peter writes, “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, ‘YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.'” (1 Peter 1:14-16 NASB)

What does it mean to be holy?  Is it something we can do for ourselves?  Why is it important?  I look forward to seeing you this Sunday when we will explore these questions together.