Take Time to Be Holy

It was an innocent comment.  “The chicken is chewy.”  I had worked hard on supper after a long day of cleaning, helping the kids with school, and getting ready to leave.  My body was exhausted.  My response to the comment was not kind.  In my mind, I felt justified.  I had worked all day for my family, and it wasn’t appreciated.  But then I heard a quiet voice in my head, it said, “Take time to be holy.”  In the midst of all my busyness that was something I had not done.

A week later, the phrase from this hymn is still with me.  The only problem is that is all I remember from the hymn were the five words “Take time to be holy.”  What does it actually mean to do that?   For me, it meant I had not spent time with God seeking his guidance and resting in His presence.  It also meant that I had not taken the time to stop and think before my comment was made.   Leafing through the hymn book, I found the hymn and began to sing the words.

• Taking time to be holy is about a relationship.  We become like those we spend time with. 
• Taking time to be holy takes time.  It is about abiding in Him always and praying continually.
• Taking time to be holy is all about grace because without God’s grace and Jesus’s sacrifice we would not be holy.
• Taking time to be holy includes action and living out the words of Jesus.
• Taking time to be holy means learning with others more about our Heavenly Father.

Whether they talk about it or not, some believers I know take time to be holy.  They spend time with God.  They live out their faith.  They seek him daily in prayer.  When I grow up, I want to be like them.