DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 49; Psalms 28-29; Matt. 27:1-26
That ye may remember, and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your God. Numbers 15:40
This brief verse declares what God desires from His people. First, we are to remember that He is good and does good (Ps. 119:68). Second, we are to be dissatisfied with doing anything less than all that He commands. Obedience demonstrates love (John 14:15). We are not to call Jesus “Lord” if we don’t do what He says (Luke 6:46). Third, we are to be holy, for He is holy (1 Pet. 1:16). Children of God should be Christ-like in character. Note the order of these instructions: remembrance stirs affection, love enables obedience, and the exchange of our will for His results in deepening holiness. —Warren A. Henderson
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word. —William Longstaff