Prayer
– Lord God, You are love…and I want to know You even better and be even closer
to You than I’ve ever been. Bless me…and all those who seek You.
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
24:3-6
Capernaum synagogue
Jesus taught here.
The floor is still standing...
the columns and walls rebuilt.
Can we enter into His presence even in this place?
Meditate
on standing in God’s Holy Place.
Only the
holy can stand before God—hearts and hands pure.
Who may worship in your sanctuary,
LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless
lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Psalm 15:1-2.
David
knew about purity before God and a right relationship. He was known as a man
after God’s own heart. Like David I want a really good relationship—open,
honest, pure. That is exactly what I am striving for with the Lord. The great
thing is that He accepts us as we are…but doesn’t want us to stay that way.
Holy. Holiness unto the Lord. That is how we must be. From early accounts, God
wants His chosen people to be pure and holy, just because He Himself is.
You must be holy because I, the
LORD, am holy. I have set you apart from all other people to be my very own. Leviticus 20:26 NLT
We can
only attain that holiness because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross. His shed
blood washes away our impurity—and gives us a pure heart. Worthy to stand
before His Throne.
What
a great promise He gives us—we will receive the LORD’s blessing and
have a right relationship with God—our Savior. Blessing and
relationship. That is love…and we know that God loves us. God is Love.
We know how much God loves us, and
we have put our trust in His love. God is love, and all who live in love live
in God, and God lives in them.
1 John 4:16
Where do
you choose to stand with the Lord? Is His throne in your heart…approachable
with holy purity?
Verse
of Salvation ~ Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that
you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this
nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness. 1 Peter 2:2-3
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Revised and reused from March 15, 2017 blog post: Banquet With
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