The Father's Menu

The Father's Menu

Apostle Dr. Richard Udoh

Thursday, October 27, 2022

YOU ARE SET APART

I welcome you to the place of encounter with the Holy Spirit through this devotional for today. When you come across words like holy, holiness, saints, sanctification, and consecrate in the scriptures they have their roots from the Hebrew and Greek word groupings that convey the idea of division, separation, and being set apart, Infact, the Hebrew root of the term means to cut and to separate. The question now is set apart from what?

Beloved, we are not of this wretched world of sins and sorrows, the spirit-man in us sanctified by the Word of God therefore, we are separated unto God to live a holy life. God makes His holiness known so that we too may be made holy. Heb 2:17 “So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.”

Holiness has a double dimension; the dimension of separation and the dimension of consecration. These dimensions require clear and powerful encounters with the Lord (Rev 4:8).The dimension of separation is living a life of holiness unto the Lord. Holiness is complete obedience to the Lord, a decision of your will — it is what you choose to do with your life. It’s your conduct — living according to God’s commandments. 

You don’t live a holy life to get God to love you, He already loves you! You live a holy life because you are motivated by your relationship with God. Make up your mind to remain steadfast in the Lord. You are already set apart from the world and its sinful nature by the Blood of Jesus, therefore your victory is established in the Lord.

Prayer; As the year 2022 is fast running out, I choose to live a holy and acceptable life unto God every day of my life n Jesus name. Amen. 

Further Reading; Galatians 5:24 “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.”

2 Corinthians 7:1 “Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.”

Read through the Bible in 1 year: Jeremiah 30:1-31:26 1 Timothy 2:1-15 Psalm 87:1-7 Proverbs 25:18-19

Read through the Bible in 2 years: Job 22 & Psalm 114