Jesus calls us to be both holy and
loving. What will it mean to live a life that is becoming both more holy
and more loving? It begins with being reached by the love of God and
changed by the love of God. We cannot make ourselves more holy. We
cannot make ourselves more loving. When we catch a glimpse of the great
God, who is both holy loving, we see ourselves as we really are -
sinners, and we also see the Saviour who is reaching out to us, the
Saviour who can and will change us. How does he change us? He shows us
our sin. He forgives our sin. Seeing our sin as it really is, we cannot
be, like the Pharisee who looked down his nose at the tax collector
(Luke 18:11). Seeing our Saviour as He really is, we know that there is
hope for every one who comes to the Saviour. We have His precious
promise - "I will
never turn away anyone who comes to Me" (John 6:37). When the love of
Christ reaches us, we rejoice in this: "Every offender who truly
believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives." Thankful to the
Lord for His love, which has reached us, we pray that His love will
change us. We pray that we will become more like
Jesus - more holy and more loving. We will say, 'Lord, Your love has
reached us. May Your love change us. May your love inspire us to live a
life that is pleasing to you - a life of holiness, a life of love.'
We cannot change ourselves. We need to be changed by the Lord. Let us
pray for His help. Let us pray that He will fill us with His love. This
is where true holiness comes from. It comes from the love of God,
reaching us. It comes from the love of God, changing us. The love of God
- This is the real power that lies behind a life of holiness and love.
We need more holiness. We need more love. These are not things that we
can reach out and grasp for ourselves. We must always look away from
ourselves to the Lord - "How much more will your Father in heaven give
good things to those who ask Him?" (Matthew 7:12).
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