Holy God we humbly lift your name High, we your creation, confess in your
presence we struggle with submitting ourselves to you. Remind us that you
are God of the universe, maker of heaven and earth. Amid a culture that exalts
everything above you, we pause to remember that you are God; you are holy; you
are present among us and yet, you are beyond this physical world and our
intellectual sensibilities. Oh God we cry out to you, help us remember, that
you dwell with us and that we are not to take your holiness for granted. We
recall what you told Moses, that we are to honor your holiness – (Exodus 3:5 –
6) “Do not come any closer, take off your sandals, for you are standing on
holy ground, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob.” So,
like Moses, with fear and deference to your holiness, in humility we too, cover
our faces from your glory to receive the gift of your presence.
We
give thanks to you merciful God for meeting us where we are – in the messiness
of life – as we strive to live, love and follow you – you meet us right in our
messiness, calling us to remember that you, God, are greater than our
circumstances. You invite us to remember and consider like the Psalmist (Psalm
77), “O God, your ways are holy, Is there any god as mighty as you? You are
the God of great wonders! You demonstrated your awesome power among the
nations”. Right now God we
reject the ways of the world and bow before you, submitting ourselves to your
majesty and your holiness that beckons us to live and love like you.
We
dare to remember with Peter who said to Jesus, (John 6:69) “Lord to whom would we go? You have
the words that give eternal life. We believe, and know you are the Holy One of
God.” Jesus we exalt your
name, for there is none like you, (Colossians 1:16-17) “for through him God created
everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see… He existed before anything else and he holds all
creation together”. Help us,
Holy God to remember in all aspects of our lives to exalt you, because you are
holy and life-giving, remind us as we serve, as we follow, and as we lead to do
so in reverence to you remembering your Word points us to you and challenges us
to live for you stating: (I Peter 1:16) "Be
ye holy because I am holy!" O
Lord hear our prayer, it is in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!
As we consider the holiness of God and that God
invites us to "Be holy because I am holy", we are
challenged to consider:
(1) How does my life reflect the holiness of God?
(2) What does it mean to be in relationship with a God
that is holy?
(3) What does the culture ask of me? What does God asks of me?
(3) What does the culture ask of me? What does God asks of me?
Which leads me toward holiness?
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