07/29/2026 – “Holiness is not just an attribute; something you are or you’re not, it’s something that transforms you.” / This is widely misunderstood throughout the body of Christ. see Comments at the bottom!
Your Holification
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
“We think of holiness primarily as an adjective; something or someone is holy or unholy. The word holy in Hebrew is Kadosh. It’s an adjective as in, holy is the Lord. But the verb form, spelled the same in Hebrew, is Kadash. It refers to the act of making something holy that wasn’t. It’s translated in English as ‘sanctified’, because holified isn’t an English word. The priests of Israel Kadashed the temple vessels to make them holy for God. The priesthood itself was kadashed – sanctified by Moses so they could be used as God’s holy vessels. Holiness is not just an attribute; something you are or you’re not, it’s something that happens to you that transforms you. Messiah’s work is all about taking the unholy and kadashing them; the sinners, the outcasts, the prostitutes, the tax collectors, the murderers, and the Gentiles – making them holy by His Holy Spirit. In God, it’s not about achieving holiness; it’s about being kadashed. Seek the Lord, His touch, His power, and His Spirit. Open your heart, mind, soul, and strength to God touching you, and to His power, to get kadashed!”
From Message #1132 – Kadosh
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:22
TODAY’S MISSION – Today, ask the Lord to sanctify you and set you apart for His service. Get kadashed.
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Comments:
“… Be holy because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16
“You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.” Leviticus 20:26
Note – The word “sanctification” means to be set apart. The command “Be holy” means to be “set apart”, it is a lifelong process. It can’t possibly mean to be perfect, for we all have original sin in this world.
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So, the recent George Barna survey indicates that only 4% of Americans are “dedicated disciples”. They are in the world but not of the world. (see Romans 17: 1 – 19, “Jesus Prays for His disciples.”)
So why aren’t self professed christians outside of the 4% “holy”.? Answer – They don’t want to be holy! They want comfort, to frolic in the world, being “of the world”. We can’t play both ends. It is either frolic or fight for His kingdom as a dedicated disciple. And that involves suffering. True christians have an indwelling Holy Spirit, who drives us to prayer and bible study. That is the sanctification path of the transformation process. (See the recent post on the “Just Thinking” podcast: “Culture and the Church”.