And what is Holy?

 

 

 

"Holy - one of the most powerful, yet hard to understand words in scripture..."

Living as a broken person in a broken world, I have often thought of what Holy really is. It is as tough as trying to figure out God's Agape Love. I still don't fully understand it. Someone once described to me it as more pure than pure, more perfect than perfect.

I do know this much however - in God's world, Holy is the landscape. Anything or anyone that falls short of Holy cannot enter God's kingdom. Since none of us are as Holy as God, where in the world does that leave us?

First off, this world was never intended to be broken. But it was. Part of the collateral damage resulting from the war which waged in Heaven. Satan could not get to God, so he got to his children. He tempted Eve, and then she and Adam fell. Once they fell, so fell the world. A broken world, antithetical to God's order.

To enter the Kingdom of God, one must be Holy. What does that mean? Pure? Perfect? Holy is a term that lies way beyond those two human terms. Because we live in a broken world, and pick up the stain of sin on a daily basis, what chance do we have to live in the Holiness of God's Kingdom?

A very good pastor friend of mine once explained it to me this way. We can't enter God's Kingdom if we are not Holy. It just can't happen. The smallest sin will keep us from being Holy. However, once we accept Christ and agree to follow His ways, God only sees us though the prism of His Son. Our sins are washed free, and we are welcomed into God's Holy Kingdom.

These are just some random thoughts I have had on Holiness. As a human, I can only try to understand. God's love, His mercy, His forgiveness, His holiness are hard for our human brains to comprehend. So I just accept them as the divine gifts they are.