Page 27 - The Holiness of God

angels that rebelled against God. So all of the

angels were created holy. Not only that, but

Satan himself, Lucifer, was originally created

holy. He fell from that position. God's Word is

holy (1 Timothy 3:15). The heavens declare the

glory of God. All that God created is holy.

Now, not only do we find that His works are

all holy — our salvation, everything that He's

done is holy — but we also find that His ways

are holy, and many times God does not do what

we think would be reasonable. I want you to

think about that. In 2 Chronicles 20, verses 21

through 24 and the whole chapter is dealing

with enemies coming against Jehoshaphat and

the children of Israel. So Jehoshaphat was

afraid, and he had a right to be. And he went

before the Lord and they prayed and they cried

out to God, repented and fasted and all those

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