Holy = worthy of worship or veneration; sacred; divine; consecrated or set apart for sacred use; living according to a highly moral spiritual system; hallowed
Wholly = entirely; completely; altogether; to involve all; exclusively
Holey = allowing passage in and out; faulty or flawed; refer to a hollow place in anything
All scriptures are from the New International Version (NIV)
Leviticus 11:45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Leviticus 22:32 Do not profane my holy name, for I must be acknowledged as holy by the Israelites. I am the Lord, who made you holy
Deuteronomy 7:6 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
Deuteronomy 28:9 The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him.
1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Psalm 11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
Psalm 16:3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
Psalm 78:41 Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. (holey they?)
Psalm 103:1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
Isaiah 48:17 This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.
Isaiah 52:10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Mark 1:23-25 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
25 “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”
Luke 1:49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.
Luke 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 10:21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
John 6:69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
1 Thessalonians 3:13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
Titus 1:8 Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
Hebrews 2:10-12 10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 11 Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. 12 He says,
“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;
in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
Hebrews 12:14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
1 Peter 1:13-16 Be Holy 13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
1 John 2:20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
Revelation 4:8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
Revelation 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
Revelation 22:11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”
Thank You, O LORD. You alone are Holy, holy, holy.
Thank you for the spelling lesson, for the dictionary with the definitions of Your words, O Lord. Thank You, Father God, for YOUR WORD, The Bible, that we have Your Word to live by so that we may move from holey to wholly committed to living for You as Your holy people … and not the other way around!
Be holy
Because I AM Holy
To move from darkness into His light
For salvation
To see the Lord
To share in the first resurrection
You made us holy, a holy people and a holy nation, God’s special possession = you will declare our names Lord Jesus!
Your Holy Name = Glory!
Your Holy Temple=THANK YOU for reigning over us and seeing all, Lord
Your holy people living a holy life = Your delight
We vex you and put you to the test when we fail to be holy and are “holey” – yes, Lord, we are full of holes, Lord. Fill us up Lord, I pray.
Holy God = Redeemer, teacher, director
Holy One of God – even the impure spirits recognize and call you by name, Jesus of Nazareth
Holy Spirit descended like a dove on You, Jesus. “My Son,” said the Voice from Heaven
Jesus praised God that He shows His truth to innocent, little children. Anoint us and reveal Your truth and Your Holy Self, I pray. O LORD, may I have the eyes and heart of a child.
Holy (and wholly!) One God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit
May the holy continue to be holy. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
In Jesus name. Amen