DAY 5 - January 9, 2026 - Knowledge of the Holy

DAY 5 - January 9, 2026 - Knowledge of the Holy

Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."

Because God is infinite, there is always more about Him to know. The most important thing to remember as we explore who God is, is that He is holy. This is so important that Solomon considered fear of Him (reverence) to be the beginning of all wisdom.

You can’t really know anything or understand anything about worshipping God until you understand what it is to be holy.

God is Holy. He is really holy. He is perfect. He is righteous. He is good. He is fully light. There is absolutely no darkness in Him. When we think of holiness, as it pertains to us we think of consecration. Setting ourselves apart. We can honor His holiness by emulating Him. We can never be perfect, but we can allow the Holy Spirit to lead us in a life of sanctification. Our decision to become like Christ will lead us toward holiness.

Holiness doesn’t come into our life because we do or don’t do something. It grows in us the more we associate with the Holy One. Holiness is about proximity. When we come to worship, we can choose to come up close, basking in the radiance of His Presence or we can stand afar off, not getting too involved.

I invite you to get involved with the Holy One. It will change your life. While you will never be perfect, you can grow toward maturity. The Holy Spirit inside every Believer LOVES to develop holiness in us. How do you know if you’re getting more holy? Here’s a clue: The more you start acting like Jesus, the holier you are becoming. It’s a gradual work. It’s so gradual, that sometimes you might believe you are actually going backward! But, just trust Him to know what you need in your life to get you there and you will get there.

Along the way, you will begin to know God more. Wisdom and understanding will grow in you. You will be in awe of what God can do in a person who really wants to know Him. You will become holy.

1 Peter 1:13 NLT So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14 So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”

Romans 8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

MEDITATION

• Try to recall how much you have changed toward holiness since you began your relationship with God. What has made the biggest difference for your spiritual devotion to God?

• Do you equate holiness with habits and behavior more than with the gradual transformation happening in you as your values and desires change?

• One of the words translated as perfection, or holiness in the Bible, is also translated as completeness. Completeness means we have everything we need. This is a beautiful picture of maturity and wholeness. How have you become more mature since becoming a Christian? How could you grow towards holiness even more?