Psalm 24
English Standard Version (ESV)
A Psalm of David.
24 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,[a]
the world and those who dwell therein,
2 for he has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
the world and those who dwell therein,
2 for he has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
And who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle!
9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle!
9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
In the last blog we looked at how
we become righteous. Righteousness comes
from the Lord, not from what we do in this life but through the One who gave us
a way through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Today we continue to see who our God is although we can never fully
grasp His magnificent character. Not until
we see Him face to face will we understand the magnitude of His power and
majesty, that is why we need to continually seek Him.
Seeking Him, is the entire theme
of this blog. In seeking Him we find
answers to all of life’s issues. Yes,
all of the issues. Good ones, bad ones,
and everyday issues are all under the power of our Lord. We may not understand why things are
happening but we know that God is in control.
Why do we struggle so much with those issues? It is because we do not really understand who
our King is?
He is the One who created the
earth and everything in it. Have you
ever created something or had something given to you that someone created? What do you do with those things? I have a quilt that one of my daughters made
for me. Every night I cover up with
it. When we go on trips I take it with
me. At the top of the quilt is a heart
that she embroidered and I put it close to my heart. I treasure that quilt. It is just a quilt but I know that love went
into that quilt and so I treasure it.
But, if I had to choose between having the quilt or having my daughter I
would choose my daughter in less than a heartbeat! There is no doubt that I treasure her more
than the quilt. Now, think about
it. God made this world for us. He made the world and then made man to dwell
in this world. He gave us a gift,
handcrafted for us. Do we treasure
it? The answer should be yes. But more importantly, do we treasure the One
who made it? If we had to choose between
the world and God, in less than a heartbeat we should choose God. Too often I think we get so caught up in this
world and the drama that is in it that we forget that it is our God who is the
King of Glory. It is our God who blesses us, who makes us righteous and it is
our God whom we should seek with all our hearts.
As you seek Him may you see a
glimpse of His glory and may you know that He is in control.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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