PASSIONATE AND IN PURSUIT OF HOLINESS

1 While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women, 2 who invited them to the sacrifices to their gods. The people ate and bowed down before these gods. 3 So Israel joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor. And the LORD's anger burned against them.
4 The LORD said to Moses, "Take all the leaders of these people, kill them and expose them in broad daylight before the LORD , so that the LORD's fierce anger may turn away from Israel."

5 So Moses said to Israel's judges, "Each of you must put to death those of your men who have joined in worshiping the Baal of Peor."

6 Then an Israelite man brought to his family a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, saw this, he left the assembly, took a spear in his hand 8 and followed the Israelite into the tent. He drove the spear through both of them-through the Israelite and into the woman's body. Then the plague against the Israelites was stopped; 9 but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.

10 The LORD said to Moses, 11 "Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites; for he was as zealous as I am for my honor among them, so that in my zeal I did not put an end to them. 12 Therefore tell him I am making my covenant of peace with him. 13 He and his descendants will have a covenant of a lasting priesthood, because he was zealous for the honor of his God and made atonement for the Israelites."

14 The name of the Israelite who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family. 15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family.

16 The LORD said to Moses, 17 "Treat the Midianites as enemies and kill them, 18 because they treated you as enemies when they deceived you in the affair of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader, the woman who was killed when the plague came as a result of Peor."
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From the passage of scripture above we see Phinehas who stood up in zealousness for God's honour and was passionate for God and His holiness so much that he wasnt afraid of taking the life of the midianite woman (15 And the name of the Midianite woman who was put to death was Cozbi daughter of Zur, a tribal chief of a Midianite family).We always think wahz this guy is pastor or church leader sial, and we know that particular leader is living in sin and we are intimidated of approaching that person and helping that person or telling that he/she is living in sin. wei!!! Yes we are to admonish one another in love lo lest the brother/sister refuses to repent.
We being the temple of the Holy Spirit must be sensitive to Him,do not quench the spirit nor should we resist Him.And if anyone who enters the presence of God with sin in his/her life,it vexes the Spirit as He is Holy.Yes! we can enter as we are but it requires still to confess our sins and He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousnes (1 John 1:9)
King David saw the seriousness of sin after commiting adultry
11 Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me. (Psalms 51:11)

We have to understand sin and Holiness does not mix !!! it was by sin that seperated us from God and made us God's enemies.

20When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. 21What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! 22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:20-23)

Stand among tis generation and be counted who would not compromise and hate sin not to even condone it.


3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ?

Who may stand in his holy place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,

who does not lift up his soul to an idol

or swear by what is false.

5 He will receive blessing from the LORD

and vindication from God his Savior.

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek your face, O God of Jacob. (psalms 24:3-6)