Do I walk wholly or Holy?

Written by Bishop Ronald D. Roston for 3V Magazine

As God's delegated authority and designated representatives in the earth, we must walk in wholeness and holiness. As men, expanding the Kingdom of God and its principles, we are mandated to live a life that personifies wholeness. We must be completely unified with God's determination as to what sin is, and His requirement that we maintain freedom from it. To accomplish this, it is imperative that we path forward towards perfection; freedom from sin; & submission to the government of God.

The Bible encourages us to press towards the prize of upward call of God, which is found in Christ Jesus. We must forget our old lifestyles. If we are constantly remembering the “good ole' days”, we will find ourselves returning to the lifestyle of those days. Focusing on the new God-lifestyle will cause our bodily behavior to come subject to His ways. God's concept of perfection does not mean that He expects us to be faultless. However, He does expect us to act as mature citizens of His Kingdom. His heart's desire is that we do not play with sin. Our heart's desire has to align itself with His heart's desire for us.

Once God has delivered us from certain sins, He expects us to stand fast in our deliverance, and not become entangled with those sins again. We must recognize that the lusts of the flesh war against the move of God in our lives. If we are to walk in wholeness, we cannot give into the lusts of our flesh. We cannot return to practicing the sins God has delivered us from. We have to let God govern our lives, as opposed to allowing our fleshly appetite to govern our behavior. We must submit to His will.

A final imperative is for us to evangelize our world and encourage everyone to touch Jesus, and be touched by Him. We are required to go share the news of available healing from the Father. Satan, and sin, has made us sick; or not whole. We have to gather those in need of healing and bring them to the place that they can receive the Father's touch. His touch is intended to handle or gently feel us, usually with the objective of understanding our pain, appreciating our need for Him, and ultimately providing the corrective care we stand in need of. Let Him touch you, so you can be made whole.