"Separateness" -2

"Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?" (Psalms 77:13) If you are wondering where this word "separateness" comes from, it's one of the meanings for "sanctuary" that is used in this verse. The word is 'qodesh' and is used 468 times though out the Old Testament, primarily as the word "holy," which is over half of it's usages, with "sanctuary" taking up second place with 68 uses. If you stop and think about it, the second part of the verse actually gives that definition, as it specifies that there is none that compares to God; He is in a league all by Himself, and there is no one that can match Him. Now about those 'sins of omission' that I left off with yesterday; we are faced with so many choices each and every day of our lives, and the choices not to do this or that are only less than half of our problems. I say less than half, because if you are walking in the Spirit of God, most of your choices are going to be towards doing this or that based upon the fruit of the Spirit; if you are walking in the flesh, then you're dealing with not doing this or that based upon the desires of your flesh. When we actually are walking in the Spirit, the desires of the flesh are not that hard to swat out of the way, because we are more focused upon the things that are pleasing to God and less focused upon pleasing our sinful natures. In other words, we should not be focused upon the not's, because the not's are not what make us strong; we need to focus on the do's, because the do's will make us "separateness" in nature, which basically means that we will be set-apart, or distinct. Basically the point I am trying to make, is that "Thy way, O God," is based upon the fact that the way of living in God and God living in us will be "separateness" and distinct; in other words, there is no denying that you are His child, because you are a child of God... "To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?" asks the Holy One. Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing. O Jacob, how can you say the LORD does not see your troubles? O Israel, how can you say God ignores your rights? Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:25-31) NLT