Hezekiah, a righteous king of Judah, decides to hold off celebrating the Passover for a month since the priests were not consecrated for the task (2 Chrn 30:2-4). Could you imagine not have an Easter service because members of the music team were not spiritually prepared to participate in the service? Two things need to be noted. First, Jesus is the one who consecrates us so; he is our perfect high priest. His sacrifice is good for all time for us to be presented blamelessly before the Lord our God. Second, this shows us the level of concern we should have with holiness. Yes, Jesus justifies us, but the process of holiness in our lives (often called sanctification) is continually being worked out as we follow Christ. Like Jesus, we are to be holy (1 Peter 1:13-16), and this is a very important part of our lives – especially since we are now under the blood and justified. We are changed people!
