Friday, January 25, 2008

receiving the glory of God

Psalm 24

At first, when i read the psalm, i found verse 3-5 familiar, because these verses always remind me to keep myself pure or i will not be able to enter into God's presence. And truly, ascending the hill of the Lord and to stand in His holy place really means dwelling in His presence. Only when we are cleansed and come before God with the right heart, can we dwell in His presence. And we must watch ourselves too, that we do not lift our souls to idols, meaning giving ourselves to chase after money, fame, power... acceptance of people, ourselves... etc.

But i was abit lost like, why did the psalmist include verse 1 and 2? What is the link to having pure hearts? Then verse 7-10 is about inviting God's presence...What is the link? Then i was reading the life application bible tonight, and i had a new revelation. vs 1-2 talks about the earth and everything belonging to God. We are just stewards.. So we should be committed to take care of the things God has given to us, our talents, blessings, but we must also not become devoted to them, or they will become our idol... So time to ponder... are there anything in life that we are devoted to besides God?

And the psalm ends off with vs 7-10, open the doors display a symbol of the people's desire for God's presence among them, to invite Him in.. So remember, God reminds us that everything is His, we should not be devoted to other things, so that we can dwell in His presence. And we should have that desire to want to see the King of Glory, not just His glory and blessings in our lives.. and open up the gates of our hearts, so that He can come in and cleanse us, that we may dwell in His presence. =)

"Lift up your heads, open the doors, let the King of glory come in. And forever, be our God!"

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