“Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.” (Psalms 24:3-5)
When we belong to God, Will we are accountable to live a certain way. “Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?” the psalmist asks. He then answers, “He who has clean hands and a pure heart” Having clean hands and a pure heart are the expectations God has for us. Being Spirit-filled believers we will gain help from Jesus’ words: “Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness.” (Luke 11:34). If it is true that what is inside will always come out, perhaps Will, we should be concerned with what is being put “inside us.”
The only One who has such hands and such a heart is Jesus our Lord. By entering in, Jesus has made a way for you and me to enter in as well, “…brothers and sisters, we have confidence TO ENTER THE MOST HOLY PLACE by the blood of JESUS, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body…” (Hebrews 10:19-20). Does Jesus have clean hands? Yes, and so do all who have been washed in His blood. Is Jesus of a pure heart? Yes, and so are those who have been scrubbed by His blood. Through the blood of Christ, our hands and hearts have been washed and cleansed. This means that, because of the blood of Christ Will…
WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE AND WORSHIP GOD…
-Bill Stockham