And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying "Speak to all the congregation of
the children of Israel, and say to them: 'You shall be holy, for I
the Lord your God am holy.'"
--Leviticus 19:1-2
No one whose senses have been exercised to know good and evil but
must grieve over the sight of zealous souls seeking to be filled
with the Holy Spirit while they are yet living in a state of moral
carelessness or borderline sin. Such a thing is a moral
contradiction. Whoever would be filled and indwelt by the Spirit
should first judge his life for any hidden iniquities; he should
courageously expel from his heart everything which is out of accord
with the character of God as revealed by the Holy Scriptures.
At the base of all true Christian experience must lie a sound and
sane morality. No joys are valid, no delights legitimate where sin
is allowed to live in life or conduct. No transgression of pure
righteousness dare excuse itself on the ground of superior
religious experience. To seek high emotional states while living
in sin is to throw our whole life open to self deception and the
judgment of God. "Be ye holy" is not a mere motto to be framed and
hung on the wall. It is a serious commandment from the Lord of the
whole earth.
"Father, deliver me from any 'moral carelessness and borderline sin.'
I commit myself today, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to a
holiness of life that will be pleasing to You. Amen."
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