God is Holy

“This is Holy Ground,

We are standing on Holy Ground

For the Lord is here

And where He is, is holy”

I had the privilege of attending a worship liturgy involving all 5 senses. It was led by a group from Hong Kong. Wow! The sound of the bell, the smell of aromatherapy, the green silk carpet stimulating the sense of sight, full body hugs.  It was quite an experience.

And then God spoke through one of the songs they led– I learnt long ago that to be holy is to be set apart. When I did not know that from before, I thought being holy was to be without sin and that we sing we want to be holy, it meant that we want to try our best to be perfect. How unachievable that was, even with the strength of God! However, the revelation from this song brought the holiness of God to a new level. The holiness of God, the holiness of the ground we are standing on, our holiness, is independent of what we do or who we are.  God brings holiness to where He goes, because only He is holy. Wherever God is, it is holy ground. So when we declare that God is Holy, as often as we do, that is when we are holy, standing on holy ground. When God’s spirit is in us, He is in us, and so we are holy, set apart. The more we are filled with spirit, the holier we will be.

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