I was just meditating on these words today from Peter.
…but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy. (1 Peter 3:15)
The context here is of not fearing persecution for following Christ. Peter says, “Don’t fear what other people fear or be intimated by the people around you. Rather, regard Christ as holy.”
What does that mean: to regard Christ as holy?
I think it is basically remembering who he is and to make sure he has his rightful place in your hearts.
I think about Moses and then later Joshua coming face to face with God, and both times they were told, “Take off your shoes. You are standing on holy ground.”
Why was the ground they were standing on holy? Not because it was intrinsically holy. But because of the One who occupied that ground.
The Eternal I AM. The one who always was and ever will be. The One who never changes.
The Commander of the Armies of Yahweh. The One to whom we answer to as his soldiers, as his people.
And because of who he is, we are to set him apart in hearts above all others.
Too often, I think we take him lightly.
As our “buddy upstairs,” for example.
Or as a genie who is supposed to answer our every beck and call.
But he is so much more. He is our Lord. He is our King. And the day will come when every knee will bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:10-11)
And that means us too. We too will bow before him and confess, “Jesus is Lord.”
That is something we cannot afford to forget as we live our daily lives.
He is Lord.
And he is to be honored as such in our hearts.
How about you? Do you set Jesus apart in your hearts above all others? Does he have your loyalty and allegiance?
Or do you set other things above him in your hearts?
Where is your heart today?
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