No one like Him!

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"Just as the One who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct and manner of living" (1 Pet 1:15)

God is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Love, Unchanging and Holy. But the only character that is thrice-repeated in any doxology found in the Bible is God's holiness. We have one example in the Old Testament and the other in the New. In Isaiah's vision the heavenly creatures called seraphim cried to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts!" (Isa 6:3). In John's revelation of open heaven the four living creatures kept worshipping God, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!" (Rev 4:8).

To say the word "holy" twice in Hebrew is to describe someone as most holy. To say the word "holy" thrice intensifies the idea to the highest level. In the majority of Greek texts the word "holy" in Revelation 4:8 occurs nine times! Undoubtedly holiness dominates all other characters of God.

The crossing of the Red Sea was a miracle of miracles for the people of Israel. Rivers at times dry up but who has ever heard of the sea getting separated? Following their miracle march on the dry land of the seabed, Moses and the children of Israel sang an immortal song to the Lord. The most exuberant exclamation is found in the middle of the song: "Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?" (Ex 15:11). They had heard about the gods of Egyptians and other gentiles. But in the Jehovah God they saw something unique.

We believe in the Trinity of Godhead as revealed in the Bible. There is one God and He is three Persons — God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Each of them is all-holy. In His high priestly prayer the Lord Jesus addressed His Father as "Holy Father" (Jn 17:11). The angel told Mary that the Son of God to be born of her would be the "Holy One" (Lk 1:35). The very name of the third Person of Trinity is the "Holy Spirit" (Jn 14:26). A definition of theology is "the knowledge of the Holy One" (Prov 9:10).

Holiness is not only the most outstanding character of God, but it is also His most desired quality in His people. The Father's passion, the Son's pattern, and the Spirit's presence are all sufficient for us in our pursuit of holiness.

Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity!
                    (Bishop Reginald Heber, 1783-1826)


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