98 “You shall not eat any abominable thing.“
Deuteronomy 14:3
Throughout scripture God makes it very clear that His people are to be set apart and keep themselves clean from all filthiness and impure things. This is not just about eating certain food and abstaining from others, but to keep our whole life holy and acceptable to God. Holiness is the key and we must keep our pathway of life clear from all taint of sin.
Anything that was associated with death was counted as unclean and the people of God were to stay away from it. We are children of the light and therefore we follow the light of the world in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. We keep to the guided pathway of the narrow way and keep our lives free from the slightest hint of sin. We are to reject all the ways of this world and the temptations of the evil one. It is not just about keeping the rules but having our hearts set on purity and holiness to the Lord. We must be very particular about our daily lives and walk circumspectly with the Lord.
“…who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.”
Titus 2:14
The standard of our life is in the person of our Lord Jesus who lived a perfect life and our desire is to be like Him at all costs. This is a strong desire in the Christian, and we subjugate all sin to the rule of Christ. We remain holy for God has made us holy and we live in that light.
