成为圣洁
我们会把不同类别的东西分开的。洗衣服时，我们按颜色把衣服分开，我们把蔬菜和肉类分开处理，我们也把冷藏的和冰冻的食物分开来储藏。
成为圣洁是“分别为圣”的意思。我们虽然与世上各种不同的人一起生活，但是我们已蒙神呼召，要远离罪恶和污秽。
神吩咐衪的子民要圣洁，因为祂希望他们能成为衪祝福万族的明灯（创世记 12:2-3）。可是，以色列民却屡次不能活出神计划中的圣洁国度，因此，先知们要不断呼召他们回头、再次按神的旨意生活-就是尽心、尽性、尽力去爱神，并且爱邻舍如同爱自己。
今天，这也是我们作为先知的任务。在这个大斋节期间，我们和其他人都要回转过来，效法耶稣去为神而活和彰显衪的慈爱。基督徒正不断在塑造这个世界，他们击退黑暗、为基督收复这个失落的世代。
作先知往往会令人生畏，但它也是一份叫人兴奋和满足的差事。今日的世代需要有更多先知。
你和我都是先知，我们已受膏，去宣告耶稣的名为主和救世主，我们已蒙召，用我们整个人去爱神，又与每一个人分享衪的慈爱。
主啊，惟愿我们过着圣洁和蒙你喜悦的生活，又愿我们清楚表明，我们愿意尊崇你和爱人如己，愿荣耀归与你。阿们。
彼得前书 1:13-21
13 所以要约束你们的心，谨慎自守，专心盼望耶稣基督显现的时候所带来给你们的恩。
14 你们既做顺命的儿女，就不要效法从前蒙昧无知的时候那放纵私欲的样子。
15 那召你们的既是圣洁，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁。
16 因为经上记着说：“你们要圣洁，因为我是圣洁的。”
17 你们既称那不偏待人、按各人行为审判人的主为父，就当存敬畏的心度你们在世寄居的日子，
18 知道你们得赎，脱去你们祖宗所传流虚妄的行为，不是凭着能坏的金银等物，
19 乃是凭着基督的宝血，如同无瑕疵、无玷污的羔羊之血。
20 基督在创世以前是预先被神知道的，却在这末世才为你们显现。
21 你们也因着他，信那叫他从死里复活，又给他荣耀的神，叫你们的信心和盼望都在于神。
Be Holy
"I am the LORD your God, consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy." — Leviticus 11:44
We set apart a lot of things. When we wash our clothes, we set them apart by colors. We set apart our vegetables from our meat. We set apart our refrigerated things from our frozen items.
To be holy means to be “set apart.” We are called to distance ourselves from sin and impurity, even as we live among all kinds of people in this world.
By calling his people to be holy, God wanted them to be a shining light of his blessing to the nations (Genesis 12:2-3). But Israel continually failed to be the holy nation God formed them to be. That is why the prophets kept calling them back to living God’s way—that is, by loving God with all their heart, mind, and strength and by loving their neighbors as themselves.
This is also our job as prophets today. In this Lenten season, we and others are called back to living for God and showing his love, as Jesus did. The world continues to be shaped by Christians who push back the darkness and reclaim this lost world for Christ.
Sometimes it is a fearful thing to be a prophet. It can also be exciting and fulfilling work. The world needs more prophets today.
You and I are prophets. We are anointed to confess the name of Jesus as Lord and Savior. We are called to love God with our whole being and to share his love with everyone.
Lord, may our lives be holy and pleasing to you. May it be clear that we want to honor you and love others, to your glory. Amen.
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