Daily Devotions
7/22/26 A Call to Holy Living 13 Therefore, with your minds ready for action, q r be serious s and set your hope t completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation u of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, v do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. 15 But as the One who called you w is holy, x you also are to be holy in all your conduct; 16 for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy. y z [1] (TLV) Holiness is the heart of Peter’s exhortation: holiness isn’t an abstract virtue but a concrete reorientation of life toward God’s character. Peter grounds the command in God’s own nature—“as the One who called you is holy , you also are to be holy in all your conduct” [2] —establishing that believers don’t pursue holiness as an independent achievement but as a reflection of their Caller. What Holiness Means Holiness fundamentally means separation—not isolation from the world, but dedication to God’s purposes. Peter addresses believers as “...