Big Idea: God’s Holiness Demands My Reverence
Exodus 19:1-25
Because God Is Holy:
1) I Trust In His Promises
God’s Promises To Me (v. 5-6)
1) I treasure you
2) I’m available for you
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, now you have received mercy.”
-1 Peter 2:9-10
3) I have a better way for you
2) I Obey With Confidence (v. 7-15)
“How can a man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!”
-Psalm 119:9-10
3) I Live With Reverence (v. 7-24)
“Therefore, let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
-Hebrews 12:28-29
Process of My Consecration:
1) Remember God’s grace
2) Repent of my sin
3) Remove idols and distractions
4) Recommit my life to God