Introduction To Holiness
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By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Introduction
Thus says God, “I have everything. I have both male female. I have the good and the bad. Of all that I have, there are those which I eat; and those which I do not eat (those which I use; and the others, which I do not us.)” The simple truth is that God has everything, but it is not everything that pleases Him. It is those that please Him that are called Divine Acceptations.
Of all His Angels and Ministers, God said of Jesus Christ, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased”. This means that only Christ and those who are Christ-like that are most pleasing to God and beloved by Him.
The same God said, “Esau I hate; Jacob, I love”. One day, He explained that “It was not that I hated Esau, but I wanted to teach the world a lesson.” The lesson is that certain things please God, while other things do not. Therefore, He wants us to be making use of those things that please Him most.
We have our respective individuality, and our personal likes and dislikes. The same is true of God. Who in Isaiah 55:10 says, “For my thought, are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways.”
Whatever that does not please God does not please Him, however well or often we do that thing. And there are so many things people believe and practice that do not please God.
Please Note That Defiled People Do Not Touch Or Eat Holy Substances
1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David , and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one is with you?" 2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me, 'Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you.' And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found."
4 And the priest answered David and said, "There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women." 5 Then David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day."
6 So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the LORD, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away. 1 Samuel 21:1-6
Interruptions During Worship
People should not be interrupting worship. “But I did not say a word,” someone would complain. Interruption is not only when people speak, but also when they think differently, straying away by thoughts. If you are in the presence of God, and thinking of other things, then you are not only absent-minded, but also interrupting worship. God wants your undivided attention. And He is worthy of it. That is why God is a jealous God – He merits our undivided attention and worship. I am the first to say, “Amen,” seven times.
Also, answering phone calls during worship. It is a very bad habit.