The Holiness of God

This is a general term for the moral excellence of God. In 1 Sam. ii.
2, it is said, "There is none holy as the Lord;" no other Being
absolutely pure, and free from all limitation in his moral perfection.
"Thou Holy One of Israel," is the form of address which the Spirit
puts into the lips of the people of God. "Exalt the Lord our God, and
worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is Holy." (Ps. xcix.
9.) "Holy and reverend is his name." (Ps. cxi. 9.) "Thou art of purer
eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity." (Hab. i.
13.) "Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for Thou
only art Holy." (Rev. xv. 4.) Holiness, on the one hand, implies
entire freedom from moral evil; and, upon the other, absolute moral
perfection. Freedom from impurity is the primary idea of the word. To
sanctify is to cleanse; to be holy, is to be clean. Infinite purity,
even more than infinite knowledge or infinite power, is the object of
reverence. .... "The Holy One of Israel," is He who is
to be feared and adored. Seraphim round about the throne who cry day
and night, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, give expression to
the feelings of all unfallen rational creatures in view of the
infinite purity of God. They are the representatives of the whole
universe, in offering this perpetual homage to the divine holiness. It
is because of his holiness, that God is a consuming fire. And it was a
view of his holiness which led the prophet to exclaim, "Woe is me! for
I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the
midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the king,
the Lord of hosts." (Is. vi. 5.) (Hodge v. 1 p. 413)

Life and Work

1. Our latest issue at work is a security flaw in Adobe Reader version 7. This will need to be patched (in this case, one version removed and a newer one installed). This will be a large project because it impacts 57,000 workstations.
   
2. Very cold here tonight. It was 5 degrees when we drove home.
   
3. Kathee and I stopped by Subway and she went in and got a sandwich for us to split at home.
   
4. Weekend is here!