One of the main purposes of holiness is to be close to God.

True holiness has no bend of religion because it is founded in relationship. The Supreme Being of all, the Great I Am, our Father – He desires to be near to us! When we are holy as He is holy we bear the glowing mark that we belong to Him and glorify Him in this way. Can we forget He knit and formed us together in our mother’s wombs? He is like a parent who takes delight when their children look and act like them. What a wonder the God of the universe loves us all so purposefully and passionately in this way!

When we understand the root of His command is love, we can more readily understand He is asking us to “exist as I am, do as I do, be as I am” – be imitators of Christ as dearly loved children.

”And you shall be holy to Me; for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.“ ‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭20‬:‭26‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”For it is written, You shall be holy, for I am holy. [Lev. 11:44, 45.]“ ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; tremble before and reverently fear Him, all the earth.“ Psalm‬ ‭96‬:‭9‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew.“ ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭110‬:‭3‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

”Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth.“ ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭50‬:‭2‬ ‭AMPC‬‬