The Secret to the Holy Life
(Adapted from a poem of unknown origin according to Rom. 6)
The secret to the holy life
Is to get our attention off the desires of our flesh and of our mind,
And onto our unification with Christ.
Our service to God is by submission to the gospel of grace to which we were committed. By this we genuinely serve God.
The secret to the holy life
Is not in our walk of worthiness before God
But because He made us worthy through the Lord Jesus Christ.
So, our walk is not to be worthy, but because we already are!
The secret to the holy life
Is not in our accomplishments, or in the work that we do,
But in Christ’s accomplishments, and in the work that he did.
Now our walk, and the work we do, is because of his walk and the work that he did. This is the walk of increasing holiness, and the realm of eternal life.
The secret to the holy life
Is to accept that we are dead unto sin and have been raised to new life
Living for God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ.