Scripture to Read: Exodus 40:9–11
After the Tabernacle had been built and all of the articles were placed within the Tabernacle, the court was set up around the Tabernacle. Then, God told Moses to take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it (Exodus 40:9). God had Moses use the anointing oil to set everything apart for God to sanctify and make holy everything that had been built through God’s instructions to Moses. Nothing would be useful for God until it had been made holy (set apart, sanctified, consecrated) by God. God’s presence would be on the Tabernacle, and God would also come into the Holy of Holies to meet with the high priest once a year. So, everything must be holy since God’s presence would be there. God has told us that we must be holy as well. God’s Word tells us, in 1 Peter 1:14–16, “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, 15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’” God expects us to walk in the holiness He has given us through His Spirit living in us. As Christians, we have no excuse for living unholy lives. When we live ungodly, we have chosen to conform our lives to the former lusts which were ours in our ignorance. But because God called us as His children, we must choose to walk in a manner that pleases Him and not our fleshly nature.
Challenge & Application
· God expects us to walk in His holiness because He lives in us; so, how are you walking in holiness each day?
· How do you encourage other Christians to walk in holiness and honor our Lord daily?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!