The, "Moses take off your sandals, you are standing on holy ground," passage in Exodus 3 is quite confusing to many. God is not telling Moses his sandals are dirty, remove them because I am holy; Moses' feet were just as dirty as his sandals. God's call to Moses is about relationship and submission.
Why do we keep our shoes on? Pride, to cover the imperfections of our feet. (God says, give me your imperfections.) Safety, to protect our feet from harm. (God says, why do you need protection from me?) Distance, when we don't feel accepted as we are. (God says, I accept you as you are.) Our plan, because we have somewhere to go. (God says, your plan does not compare to mine.)
None of these were acceptable if Moses was going to connect with God. Nor are they for us. In fact they are the enemy of our personal holiness. As long as pride, a preference for safety over submission, a willingness to keep distance between us and God, and any idea that we actually have a plan other than God's is a part of our lives we can never attain the closeness to God that actually creates holiness in each of us. There can never be holiness in us until there is closeness to God. Take off your shoes, immerse your bare feet in the holy ground of closeness to God, and feel God's holiness become your own. It won't come any other way.
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