Date: May 27, 2024

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, power, and dominion forever and ever, and to the Holy Ghost, who still abides in us. This week, we delve into a crucial topic: “Holiness.” This message expounds that “The Highway of Holiness is Spirit-empowered.”

My brothers and sisters, we continue to make progress on this journey by the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit pushes us on the Highway of Holiness and enters our lives as justification. Hebrews 13:5 reminds us, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

We are sealed with the Holy Spirit and adopted as sons and daughters; this is an unchangeable reality. The Holy Spirit has entered our lives, providing us with energy, power, and a drive to pursue holiness. He instills in us a holy ambition and a desire for righteousness, which results in new insights and a deeper understanding of what it means to live a holy life. The Holy Spirit teaches us through gifted individuals, other people, or as we read the Bible, illuminating the Scriptures and guiding us into the truth.

Isaiah 30:21-22 says, “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Ye shall also defile the covering of thy graven images of silver and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.” The Holy Spirit says in these verses, “Here’s the way of holiness; walk in it.”

We conclude that striving for purity and ridding ourselves of wickedness is essential. The Holy Spirit empowers us to do this, and it may not be immediately apparent; however, we can find guidance in Romans 8:13-14 which says, “If you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Holy Spirit, you put to death the misdeed of the body, you will live.”  This passage describes the Highway to Holiness. And if we keep our eyes open, we can follow this path toward a more righteous life. 

Remember, “…with God, all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).

In His Service,

Bishop Dr. Calvin Worthem

General Chief Overseer/Senior Bishop