Good Morning Friends,
“LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what
is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his
tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who
despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even
when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe
against the innocent. He who does these
things will never be shaken.” (Psalm 15:1-5)
The standard David set out in this psalm is
high. A blameless walk, a righteous
life, truthful speaking, no slander, does no wrong to a neighbor, etc. That’s a standard of conduct that is too
high. Who could meet that standard? I surely can’t. No one I know can meet it.
Blameless?
Not me! Righteous? Not me!
Always truthful? No. Never hurting anyone with my tongue? Not by a mile. Have I always kept my word? I wish I could say yes, but I can’t.
So, who can stand before God if we have to
meet that standard? No one!
Isn’t that what Paul said, too. “There is no one righteous, not even one.”
(Romans 3:10)
If only those who meet the standard David
mentioned can live with God, then what hope is there for me, or for you? Thank God for His grace. Without it there is no hope! With it, hope is secure, the standard is
fully met! It’s met by Jesus and
transferred by His death to us!
His, by grace,
Steve
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