What Do I know of Holy

What Do I know of Holy: by Addison Road

I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all, no
If You touched my face would I know You
Looked into my eyes could I behold You
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean
Are You fire, are You fury
Are You sacred, are You beautiful
What do I know, what do I know of Holy
I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean
Are You fire, are You fury
Are You sacred, are You beautiful
So what do I know, what do I know of Holy
What do I know of Holy
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame
And a God who gave life it’s name
What do I know of Holy
Of the One who the angels praise
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean
Are You fire, are You fury
Are You sacred, are You beautiful
What do I know, what do I know of Holy
What do I know of Holy
What do I know of Holy

Sub-Article #7: The far we are from understanding Holy

This is not review of this song, I was simply inspired by it, and while it isn’t powerful enough to be considered a psalm, its message is amazing! What do we know about Holy? While yes you could argue the bible says A LOT about Holy but what do we truly KNOW? Because sure we can have a bunch of prophets describe the glory of God, but what makes a big difference is the fact that these prophets saw God’s glory in its most powerful form.  Paul the Apostle was blinded by the glory of God! I ask you, if God Touched your face would you know it? Do you know Holy?

 Holy has such a greater meaning then today. Today we use it as describing a righteous person, but the Hebrews (and Jesus) used it to describe God. Holy (qadosh in Hebrew) means to be set apart from all others, that there is none like their (the Hebrews and ours, one in the same of course) God. But holiness is more than just being like no other, it is also being pure in every way, we know this because of 2 Corinthians 7:1 (“Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing Holiness to completion in the fear of God.”) Now I use this scripture because it does relate to man’s need to try to be holy, which I’ll go into greater depth later. But if you want to know some verses of God’s Holiness I’ll put some on the bottom of the page, mainly verses from the O.T.

The holiness of God is not merely a theological subject fit for scholars with the interest and stamina to pursue it. Indeed, the holiness of God is a matter of great importance to every living soul. We must understand that true holiness only belongs to Jehovah, the God of Israel, and all nations. But this holiness is something I believe we can’t fully understand. Can we fully understand the God the gave life it’s name? What do I know of you, who spoke me into motion? Where have I stood, but the shore along your ocean? You holiness is vast beyond any measure! Yet we stand at the edge looking in, we think because we’ve dipped our toes into the water that we know you! But in truth, we know only what we let ourselves see!

We think today, that God has forgotten us! We think because this world is in such turmoil that we have been forsaken! Do not bewilder yourselves at such crazy notions!  God’s light shines today just as it always has! God is moving mountains! But we are too blind to see it! Baby’ that should have never been born are living miracle! (You can see more of this in “Moving Mountains”) Children in Africa have a higher chance of living past the age of 3 than ever before! And even if you don’t see it the world is going through an era of peace! Yes we are at war, but in 7 days it will be the anniversary of the dropping of the second atomic bomb, a symbol to the end of a war the destroyed the world as it was known. And only 21 years before the beginning of WWII was WWI, compared to this, our “era of war” has nothing compared. Yes war is war, but God has given us the chance to fight without the mass bloodshed, of millions upon millions dead.

But while we can see God’s Holiness through the world, we feel it through ourselves, by the touch of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes in revelation, sometimes in simple confession, other times in loss. Whatever way you may feel God’s glory you must dip your toes in water to know its true power. A believer knows this revelation, and the power of it, it will bring you to your knees, tears to your eyes. Just having the gentle touch of God’s Holiness changes a man’s life because once you are touched, you are filled with the Holy spirit.

God’s Holiness dropped men dead in the O.T. and rose the dead in the N.T. the power of God can move the mountains. So I ask you, have you dared to glimpse back into the eyes of God, when he wished to look into yours? Have you felt the touch of the spirit, of redemption? Or have you simply walked along the shore not wishing to dip into the Holiness that is God?

Verses On God’s Holiness

Psalms 86:8-10
Psalm 99:1-3
Isaiah 40:25
Isaiah 57:15
1 Samuel 2:2
Isaiah 6:3
Hosea 11:9
James 1:13