Set apart fully for God
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. ~ Leviticus 20:7
Have you ever paused in the middle of a decision and wondered why choosing God’s way sometimes feels harder at first but always brings more peace in the end? Leviticus 20 reminds you that God is not trying to restrict your life. He is inviting you to experience a life that is set apart, protected, and blessed. In today’s world, where compromise is common and truth is often blurred, God gently calls you to live with purpose, conviction, and closeness to Him.
There are three important truths in this passage that I want to focus on today, each one showing how to walk out holiness in a real and practical way.
1. God calls you to a higher standard
God was not restricting His people. He was protecting them. His instructions were meant to guard their hearts, keep their identity strong, and help them stay connected to Him. When you face choices that test your convictions, pause and ask, “Does this honor God or pull me away from Him?” You can respond by choosing the option that brings you peace and integrity even when it is unpopular. One way to do this is to slow down before making decisions and ask God for wisdom, then choose the path that strengthens your spiritual life instead of draining it.
2. God desires to protect what He has placed in you
Just as God protected Israel from harmful influences, He protects the purpose He placed inside you. He knows the environments and connections that help you grow and the ones that harm your soul. When you sense God nudging you away from something that seems normal to others, trust that He sees what you cannot. Practice this by paying attention to anything that steals your joy or pulls your thoughts away from God, then choose what brings you closer to peace, purpose, and spiritual strength.
3. God wants you to live in the blessings He designed for you
The call to holiness is not about perfection. It is about direction. God leads you toward the life filled with His goodness and favor that He designed for you before you were born. Every time you choose His way, you step into more of what He has planned for you. You can apply this by inviting God into your daily routines. Ask Him to guide your words, your schedule, and your decisions, then follow His leading even when it requires courage.
In full transparency, I did not lived this holy life for many of my years. Take it from someone who has experienced the difference and I assure you that God’s way is the better way. Living holy used to feel overwhelming because I thought I had to get everything right. Over time, I learned that God was not asking me for perfection. He was inviting me into closeness with Him. Every time I made a simple choice to honor Him, even when it felt inconvenient, I sensed His peace settle over my life. I gained clarity about who I was and what He wanted for me. These moments of obedience became turning points in my journey with Him and still are today.
Today I want to encourage you to choose God’s way one decision at a time. You do not have to be perfect. You only have to be willing. God is calling you to a life that is set apart so you can experience His protection, His peace, and His best. Holiness is not a burden. It is a pathway to blessing.
Today’s scripture reading: Leviticus 20
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Again, you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell in Israel, who gives any of his descendants to Molech, he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.
3 I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.
4 And if the people of the land should in any way hide their eyes from the man, when he gives some of his descendants to Molech, and they do not kill him,
5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.
6 ‘And the person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
7 Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.
8 And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 ‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.
10 ‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
11 The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.
12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed perversion. Their blood shall be upon them. 13If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.
14 If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.
15 If a man mates with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches any animal and mates with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood is upon them.
17 ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his guilt.
18 If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people.
19 ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister nor of your father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt.
20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.
22 ‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments, and perform them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.
23 And you shall not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they commit all these things, and therefore I abhor them.
24 But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples.
25 You shall therefore distinguish between clean animals and unclean, between unclean birds and clean, and you shall not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by any kind of living thing that creeps on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
26 And you shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.
27 ‘A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them.’ ”
Journal:
- What areas of my life feel the hardest to surrender to God’s way?
- Where have I experienced peace when I chose obedience?
- What is one decision I can make today that will draw me closer to God?
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