Growing through the Psalms

Psalm 15

David wrote about the standards of christian living in order that we may dwell in God's presence.. and there are 10 listed here. To me, these could be summed up in three things that are very important to God.

1) We must live a righteous life. vs 2 tells us those whose walk is blameless and do what is righteous, will dwell in the Presence of God. Again, we know that by ourselves, we are sinful. Bu that doesnt give us an excuse not to live a righteous life. God's desire is for us to live a righteous life to the best of our abilities. We try. When we fail, we must recognise our wrongs, come back to God and repent. He will then forgive our sins and make us righteous again. So it's really living a life concious of what we are doing, doing what is good and having on-going sanctification.

2) We must guard our tongues. Weird it seems, but God spoke about 3 things related to our tongues. One, we must speak the truth, two, we must refuse to slander, three, we must keep our promised. Such a small part of our bodies, must such great attention. Rmb jas 3:3-12. Words have power, and the things we say reflects the condition of our hearts, our love and relationship with God. Ever wonder why some people are always optimistic and encouraging, some are so pleasing to be with cos their words make us feel good.... When we have peace and love of God, our words will be seasoned with peace, joy and love.

3) We must not love money and remember the poor. Where your treasure is, where your heart also is. And we cant serve 2 masters. If our concern is always money, we get controlled by it and will bend God's standard, affecting our relationship with Him. Do you always feel that you have not enough money? Always wanting more, always calculative of money? When we are controlled by money, we lose control of ourselves. And i was reminded again of God's heart for the poor. Give to the poor, and He will reward you. "whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for Me" Mat 25:40

"Lord, prepare me, to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true.

With thanksgiving, i'll be a living sanctuary for You."