Separated Unto Him

Verse of the day: Exodus 3:5 Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

What made the ground that Moses was standing on holy? In and of itself, nothing; however, when God set that portion of ground aside for His purposes, it became holy ground. It was separated, or set apart, for God’s use. That alone should speak loudly to us as to what that means for us, the born again believer. When we accepted God’s free gift of salvation, through Jesus Christ, we were set apart by God for His purpose. That makes us a holy people. In 1 Peter 2:9-10, the Apostle tells us that we are a chosen generation, a holy nation, who has been called out of darkness and into His marvelous light. 1 Peter 1:14-16 tells us that we are not to be conformed to our former lust, but be holy, even as God is holy. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 tells us that we were bought with a price and are not our own; for this reason we are to glorify God in our body and spirit, which belong to God. In other words, we are holy and set apart for God’s purpose. Can the world honestly look at our life, behavior, and service to the Lord and conclude that we are different and set apart? 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 commands us to not be unequally yoked to the unsaved. We are told to come out from among them, or to not behave or be like them in our lifestyle, attitude and overall behavior. Too many Christians have wrecked their Christian walk by disobeying this command and choosing to involve themselves intimately with unsaved people. Do we really take our separation and service to the Lord as seriously as we should? What does our daily life look like? How much of our day includes something that helps us grow in our relationship with the Lord or helps us to bring the Gospel message to someone who needs to hear it? How much of our day is spent doing something that calls us to sacrifice something of ourselves for God’s glory; taking up our cross daily (Lk 9:23)? How much time, daily, do we spend in prayer and the study of God’s Word? Can we honestly say that we live our lives in such a way that it is evident that we have been set aside for the Lord’s purpose(s)? Just like that ground was holy ground because God set it apart to Himself, and used it to call Moses into service; so we too are called apart for the express purpose of serving God and glorifying Him in whatever way He chooses to use us. Can we honestly say that we are surrendered to the One who saved us, separated us, and called us to His holy purpose? The Apostle Paul, in Romans 12:1-2, urges us to present our bodies as living sacrifices (dead to sin and alive to Him), and be not conformed to this world; but be transformed by the renewing of our minds. This can only happen if we are completely immersed in God’s Word, prayer, and sacrificial service to our God.

God paid a great price to purchase our salvation by giving us His only begotten Son (Jn 3:16). Today, He extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing their sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).