Prayer – Lord, You are the King of Glory…my Lord and Savior. I worship You.
The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it. The
world and all its people belong to him. For he laid the earth's foundation on
the seas and built it on the ocean depths. Who may climb the mountain of the
LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are
pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the
LORD's blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. Such
people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Open up,
ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter. Who is
the King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty; the LORD, invincible in battle.
Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory
enter. Who is the King of glory? The LORD of Heaven's Armies—he is the King of
glory. Psalm 24:1-10
Open up, ancient gates!
Gates at the Mount of the Beatitudes.
Israel
Meditate. Consider the strength and power of the Lord.
The Lord is the creator—and everything belongs to Him.
Creator. Imagine nothing…only a void. Then—poof—the earth, seas, stars, plants,
animals and people. Created. That takes power! Now who can stand before this
powerful Lord God? David is telling us that people whose hands and hearts
are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the
LORD's blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. We
know that our Heavenly Father can only have pure people standing before Him…and
this passage supports that. How do we become pure? Jesus began His ministry
calling people to “repent” and turn from their sinful ways. Everyone sins—since
Adam. It is part of human nature—but God wants us to repent. With Adam and Eve’s
sin, an animal had to be sacrificed, bloodshed, for the forgiveness of their
sin—their disobedience towards God. Likewise, for all mankind, there had to be
a sacrifice—but continual animal sacrifice was not the answer. Jesus’ sacrifice—dying
on the cross—removes our sin forever so that we can be pure and stand before God on His
throne in His holy place—heaven. Purity. It can only be achieved through
repentance and belief. Purity. Then we will receive the LORD's blessing and
have a right relationship with God our savior. Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. He is The King of Glory.
Verse of Salvation ~ So I am willing to endure anything
if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has
chosen. 2 Timothy 2:10
Memory Verse of the Week ~ But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1
© 2022 Text, photos, and illustrations by Mickey M. Hunacek. All
rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless
otherwise noted.
New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale
House Foundation.
Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream,
Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Biblical search from Blue Letter Bible - http://v3.blueletterbible.org/search.cfm.
Books by Mickey M.
Hunacek
Available as e-books or paperbacks at Amazon.com
Parenting Day By Day - Daily Devotional for Building Character
Coins in the Bible: New Testament Stories
No comments:
Post a Comment