Holy

2015: Relentless
2016: Intentional
2017: Growth
2018: Enough
2019: Focus
2020: Vision
2021: Investment
2022: Alignment 
2023: Discernment
2024: Trust
2025: Holy

A decade of doing a "word of the year". 

Holy,  holy, holy, holy, holy. 

Have you ever sung the word "holy"? It's powerful and mesmerizing and wonderful. 

The Hebrew word is "kadosh", which literally means "set apart". 

Hagios in Greek--holy, sacred. 

I have been called to be set apart. 

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see the Lord." -Hebrews 12:14

"Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God." -2 Corinthians 7:1

"I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness." -Romans 6:19

"And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness." -Ephesians 4:24

"Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, 'You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.'" -Leviticus 19:2

"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." -1 Peter 2:9

"But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written, 'Be holy, because I am holy.'" -1 Peter 1:15-16

"Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes." -Ephesians 1:4

"For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life." -1 Thessalonians 4:7

"Put on then, as god's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." -Colossians 3:12

"To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ--their Lord and ours." -1 Corinthians 1:2

"Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God." -Leviticus 20:7

"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

There have been many times when people have looked at me and in a good way have noticed that I'm different. I don't act like how most people act. They've never met anyone like me. I don't want to stand out in a bad way but in a good way and one where people take notice? Yes. 

That means to strive to not gossip. To not speak behind someone's back. To have integrity and alignment with the person I am in all areas of life. 

Ascribing to the sanctification process and that will be lifelong. 

leaning into the holy spirit. a heart bent towards Jesus. 

Holy by The Church Will Sing

Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin

Holy (Song of the Ages) by The Belonging Co & Andrew Holt

Crowns Down by Gateway Worship and Josh Baldwin

Agnus Dei by Michael W. Smith