Separation

"It is written, "Be holy, for I am holy." I Peter 1:16

Do you know you cannot serve God unless you are separated? In the Scripture, that word refers to being set apart for a specific task or purpose.

The Lord said to Moses, "You shall offer up a cake of the first of your ground meal as a heave offering." (Numbers 15:20). God wanted the firstfruits of the land to be set apart to honor Him.

The Lord also said, "I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine" (Lev. 20:26). God took the nation of Israel and separated them from all other nations for His glory.

UIn each of these passages in the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Old Testament), the word refers to separation in the fullest sense. The apostle Paul knew that once he was called as an apostle, he would be disconnected from his past. When Paul was the most ardent of Pharisee, he was set apart for - or separated to - the traditions of the Jewish people (Phil. 3:5). Now he could claim to be a Pharisee separated to the gospel of God.

Are you separate from your former life?

By John MacArthur, taken from "Truth for Today"

Bible Reading Guide:

Beginning to End: I Kings 10-11
Old and New Testaments Together: 1 Samuel 30-31 & Luke 13:23-35
Historical: I Kings 10-11
Chronological: Psalm 56, 120, 140-142
Blended: Lev. 25 & Revelation 3

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