Holiness is Natural

Holiness is natural to the Sons of God. When situations come in our lives, we should not have to work up an emotion, or suppress what we really feel in order to live holy. We should walk day-to-day, feeling the emotions of Christ automatically. But that will not happen if we do not allow it to. We have to allow our minds to continuously be exposed to righteousness in order for it to begin to prefer it.

If we constantly feed ourselves the things of the world, then what else can we expect to come out of us but the world? I have noticed that when I constantly feed my Spirit the things of God, I become more and more mindful of spiritual things. But when I feed myself carnal things, I no longer focus on godliness and it is hard to work up the emotions of Christ. Simply put . . . WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT COMES OUT!

Sons of God should always feed their spirits with godliness and we will find that we will prefer it and no longer desire those things of the world.

Jesus was always in constant communication with the Father. He did not make a habit of entertaining evil thoughts. He knew that He had to be holy so that the Father would work through Him. That mindset allowed God to work miracles through Him, and kept Jesus holy.

You may ask why Jesus had to be kept holy. Well, Jesus had a will just as we do. He could have decided to disobey God at any moment, but He lived for one purpose, and that purpose kept Him focused. In order to fulfill His purpose and to keep in contact with His Father He had to remain holy, therefore His mindset kept Him holy. Notice I said that Jesus remained holy, which means He was already holy and decided not to change.

We, too, are holy if the Spirit of God lives in us, but have to make a decision to stay that way. We have to decide to submit our minds to God. We have said it so many times before but that is only because it is vital. As long as we live by our own minds, we will not manifest Christ. But when we get tired of being “us”, then whom else would we try to be?

Some are not set on achieving status in this world, so we must be set on achieving Christ. But it is not a hard thing to do. All we have to do is obey what He says in His Word for us to do. We cannot choose to go back to our lives of sin. Sin can no longer be an option for the Sons of God. If we make up in our hearts to please God, then He obligates Himself to work with and through us.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

If we truly desire to be holy, God will allow us to walk in the freedom of our salvation. Salvation holds a freedom from condemnation and sin, but we will not experience that if it is not in our hearts to be holy.

Romans 8:1-6

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

God wants us to experience the peace that He has for us in the Spirit, but that freedom is only available to those who walk after the Spirit, which means total agreement with God. But those who are not in total agreement with God are carnal.

We have heard about the carnal mind in previous lessons but never really explored why a carnal mind means death. Once again, it is with our minds we serve God. If we choose not to submit our minds to God, then we will not be able to walk holy. If we cannot walk holy then we are not acceptable to God. If we are not acceptable to God, then we will not be able to make it in. If we do not make it to Heaven we all know we go to Hell, so therefore if you have a carnal mind, the end result is death; eternal separation from God.

Romans 8:7-8

7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

We have no more time to “try” to be holy. It is time to just be holy. For those of us who have the Holy Ghost, we can either choose to walk in the Spirit or not to. If we choose not to walk in the Spirit, we will produce sin and death. But if we choose to walk in the Spirit we will be able to produce holiness.

If we would just obey and agree with who we are in Christ, the world would once again be able to see Christ. We are now spiritual beings that have the power of God in us, let us walk according to who we are. Let us be very Christ! Be encouraged.

I love you,

Apostle Mike