Who Shall Stand?
Good morning Scripture reading: Psalm 24 Praise song: Purify My Heart Meditation: The question is asked, who shall stand in the holy place of God? Only those with clean hands and pure hearts. Those with a pure heart and clean hands are the people who do not sow discord among brethren; neither have they stained their hands with their brother's blood or meddled in iniquities. They are those who walk righteously and speak uprightly. They despised the gain of oppression and shut their eyes from seeing evil. They are those who show mercy because they love mercy. The pure in heart are those with inner moral holiness. They are those who forgive those who trespassed against them. The things that we harbor in our hearts, that we refuse to let go and let God, can hinder us from entering the holy place prepared for the holy and righteous. Matt. 5 verse 8 reminds us, the pure in heart shall see God. Let us, therefore, seek to live...