Thursday, January 19, 2023

What Do Pure Heart and Hands Give You?

Prayer – Lord, please give me pure heart and hands that I may have Your blessing and a great relationship with 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. Psalm 24:1-6

 

Meditate. Consider who may stand in God’s Holy Place.

 

Did you know that EVERYTHING belongs to the Lord? I’ve heard that mover and over for many years…most of my life. Nothing belongs to anyone—well its our stuff and we really need to take care of the things and people with whom God has entrusted us—but it ultimately all belongs to Him. That car in your driveway…His. That ring on your finger…His. That child that you are raising…His. Your home, business, TV, books, clothes…yes, everything is His. But you knew that.

The Rainbow is a Bridge to Heaven.
A bridge of purity from your heart to God's.
Do you belong to the Lord? Can you climb the mountain of the Lord? The Psalmist tells us that only those with pure, clean hands and heart can have a relationship with the Lord. No lies or idol worship. That would be breaking a couple of the Ten Commandments, so it is no surprise. The only way to worship and stand in God’s presence is to have that purity. That will open the opportunity for building a relationship with the Lord—a bridge of purity from your heart to God’s heart.

Verse of Salvation ~ But this is what will save me—I am not godless. If I were, I could not stand before him. Job 13:16

 

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