Why Should We Want God to be Holy? Jerry Bridges

 

                GOD IS HOLY - GOOD NEWS FOR US!

Some thoughts from Jerry Bridges:

"God is often called in Scripture by such names as the Holy One or the Holy One of Israel...a prefix used more often than any other attribute.

Holiness is God's crown. Imagine for a moment that God possessed omnipotence (infinite power), omniscience (perfect and complete knowledge), and omnipresence (everywhere present), but without prefect holiness.

Holiness is the perfection of all His other attributes.  His power is holy power. His mercy is holy mercy. His wisdom is holy wisdom.

It is His holiness more than any other attribute that makes Him worthy of our praise.

The absolute holiness of God should be of great comfort and assurance for us.

If God  is perfectly holy, then we can be confident that His actions toward us are always perfect and just."

                              -- From The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges

We can be confident that He will always keep His promises to us - because He is holy faithful. Those promises of grace and mercy - forgiveness - that He has clothed us in the beauty and holiness of  Christ - that our sins have forever been removed from us - that His love will endure forever - that He is good and wants the best for us - all these promises are true and always will be because His faithfulness is prefect and holy.

How awful it would be if our wonderful God was all-powerful and all-wise and everywhere - and yet His promises were vain and empty? 

If He didn't mean what He said?  If He wasn't good and loving? If we couldn't count on Him to be with us? To restore us to His family? If He were not holy but really evil?

What a terrifying life we would have! With no hope for redemption? With no meaning and purpose in our lives?

Maybe He would be telling the truth and maybe not...who would know for sure?

That's the kind of religion most people in this world have.....BUT THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF GOD WE HAVE!

We should start each morning with a prayer of praise and thanksgiving to our Savior God that He is Holy and Faithful. How blessed we are!

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father

There is no shadow of turning with Thee

Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not 

As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. 

Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning new mercies I see

All I have needed Thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!