Avoiding the Dirt. ( Colossians 3 v 12 )

I was getting out of my car,and the ground was muddy and so I tried to avoid the dirt, that sort of dirt is not much of a problem,but there so much moral dirt about which we need to avoid.On the Internet there is pornography ,there are movies that are not suitable, comedians whom we should  not  listen to. There are those are those who would want to bring us down to their level,better to walk alone than to walk with them.Now I am not calling for a holier than thou attitude, but I am stressing the importance of holiness.In Exodus 28 we have a description of  the priestly attire,one of the things he wore was  a pure gold plate,which was attached to his turban, it had the following words engraved upon it,' Holiness to the Lord'. These are very important words,these words remind us all of the challenge of being holy.Holiness is a state of separation  to God, and conduct befitting that separation. The scripture declares ',Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and be holy;without holiness no one will see the Lord.'.  ( Hebrews 12  v 14)