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Be Holy!

Grace and peace to all the youth reading this Kerith magazine in the name of Jesus Christ, who is holy and has called us to his holiness.

"But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct."

(1 Peter 1:15)

Through this verse, Peter conveys that since the Lord is holy and so His people must also be holy. Holiness means leaving behind the sins found in this world, loving the Lord, accepting Him, and living a set-apart life of worship. However, even after saying "I am saved," why do we keep falling into sin and struggling to get back up? It is because when we are saved, we are delivered from the punishment of sin. Deliverance from the presence of sin is the future life we will live with Christ. Right now, we are being delivered from the power of sin. Even though we pass through temptations and sinful circumstances, we can overcome sin with the help of the Holy Spirit (1 John 2:1; 3:6).

In his youth, Augustine lived far away from Jesus, walking in many sinful ways and listening to false doctrines. One day, while sitting alone in a park filled with mental confusion, he heard a voice say, "Take and read." He opened the Bible to Romans 13:12 and read it. Immediately, he confessed the wrongs he had done in his life and repented to Jesus. Later, he transformed into "Saint Augustine," bringing many sinners to Christ. In his Confessions, he said:

"O Jesus, how late have I come to understand and love You! You were within me, but I was wandering in the outside world. You were with me, but I was not with You. Now, I hunger and thirst for You alone. I long for the true peace that You give."

Young people, how many of you have left the love of Jesus and are longing for someone else's love? Examine yourselves. According to the verse, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" (Matt. 22:37), Jesus is calling you to live close to Him, leave sin behind, and live a life of complete holiness for Him. The place where you live, the place where you study, and the place where you work is your mission field. Will you commit yourself to living a holy life in this mission field? (Romans 12:1). The Holy God will sanctify you if you surrender.

"The miracle of all miracles is that God takes a unholy man out of an unholy world, makes him holy, and puts him back into that unholy world and keeps him holy."

-  Leonard Ravenhill

The Lord helped the youth camps held in January to proceed excellently. I express my gratitude to everyone who prayed with a burden, worked, and took action for this. As the Lenten season (fasting days) begins this month, I encourage the youth to gather as groups in your areas for one or three hours to fast and pray for the nation and for missionary work. Use these days to grow in your spiritual life.

May God's grace be with you.

In Christ's Service,

J. Daniel Arulmani

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