“And a highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.”
— Isaiah 35:8
God has called us to holiness.
Scripture tells us, “Be holy, for I am holy.” Hebrews also tells us that without holiness, no one will see the Lord.
But how do we become holy?
The truth is, we can’t do it in our own strength.
The Old Testament Law given to Israel revealed God’s holy standard, but humanity could never achieve righteousness by keeping the Law. Paul explains this throughout the New Testament. The Law showed us our need for something greater than our own ability to be righteous.
That something—and Someone—is Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, “I did not come to destroy but to fulfill” the Law.
He fulfilled what we could never fulfill on our own.
That doesn’t mean God’s commands no longer matter. Jesus Himself affirmed the importance of God’s commandments. When He was asked about the greatest commandment, He summed it up this way:
Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.
The heart of God’s Law is love.
When we surrender our lives completely to Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, He begins to change us. He gives us the power to walk in obedience, righteousness, and a life that is pleasing to God.
We don’t become perfect overnight.
I’ve been serving Jesus since I was a teenager, and I’ve certainly made my share of mistakes along the way.
But when we stumble, we don’t have to stay down.
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
— 1 John 1:9
That is the grace of God.
The highway of holiness isn’t a road where we prove how perfect we are.
It’s a road where we continually surrender ourselves to Christ.
It’s choosing His way over our way.
It’s allowing the Holy Spirit to correct us, change us, and lead us.
It’s getting back up when we fall and continuing forward with Jesus.
Holiness isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being surrendered.
I want to keep walking that highway.
Not in my own strength.
Not trusting in my own righteousness.
But through Christ, in Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
So stay steadfast, family.
Keep moving forward.
The road is narrow.
The highway is holy.
And our strength is found in Christ.
Forward is through Christ and in Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
