"For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy... This is the law... to make a difference between the unclean and the clean" (Leviticus 11:44-47). "O send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me" (Psalm 43:3). "The fear of the LORD is to hate evil" (Proverbs 8:13). "For the Word of God is... sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit... and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12).
The
Lord commands us to be holy,
Discerning
by His righteous law
That
holiness is meek and lowly
Like
Christ, in whom there is no flaw.
There
is a difference that is seen
As
God has taught us to discern
Between
the unclean and the clean,
As for His
holiness we yearn.
The fear of God
abhors the pride
That spurns the
offer of His grace,
Yet beckons
souls to safely hide
In Christ, who
is our Hiding Place.
Refine us by
Your Word, O Lord,
Which pierces to
the deepest part,
Dividing as a
two-edge sword,
Discerning what
is in our heart.
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