BE YE HOLY (Part One)

Memory Verse
"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;” 1 Peter 1:15
BIBLE PASSAGE; Psalm 15:1-5
INTRODUCTION
It is the counsel of God for every believer to prosper and to be free from sickness - 3 John 2. God's storehouse is full of blessings prepared for His children because His thoughts towards us are good and not evil. However, to partake and take abundant benefit of these blessings, He demands that we be holy like Him - Psalm 84:11.
OUTLINES
1. WHY BELIEVERS MUST BE HOLY
2. BENEFITS OF HOLINESS
WHY BELIEVERS MUST BE HOLY
Our God is a holy God and He commands every believer to be perfect in His sight. God desires to use believers as His chosen vessels to reach out to the numerous sinners out there hence, believers must be holy. Holiness is necessary for a believer to do exploits and do even greater works than Jesus did. Sinners cannot fellowship with a holy God. The believer must be holy in order to be able to see God on the last day· Ephesians 1:4; Genesis 17:1; 1 John 1:3-7; John 14:12; 1 Corinthians 6:13.
BENEFITS OF HOLINESS
A holy believer receives classified information from God. God builds a wall of protection around such a believer. The believer will also have peace with his enemies. He 'will receive divine provision and long life. Living holy enables every believer to enjoy God's presence and living ever with God in eternal life -Amos 3:7; Genesis 18:12-21; Proverbs 18:10; Proverbs 16:17; Job 11:10; 1 Kings 5:1-4; Proverbs 3:1-2; Proverbs 4:10; Proverbs 9:11.

                                                                  
CONCLUSION
The benefits of holiness are inexhaustible since God cannot be separated from His holiness. Living holy must be the yawning of the heart of a true believer, day by day. Do not strive to be holy?