3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy
place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of
his salvation. Psalm 24:3-5
We all know that salvation is of God through the life, death, and resurrection
and ascension of His Son. We also need to know that we have a responsibility
once we are saved to live the life of one that is. David writes that those that
will ascend into the hill of the Lord is he or she that has clean hands and a
pure heart. That is, those who understand that God alone can save and that they
were not saved at all by their own merits. We are all expected to live holy
lives. I know that this seems harsh to some but to me it is a blessing to know
that I have that God-given ability to do so. God promised me in His written
word that He would saved me from my personal sins and that He would cleanse me
from anything that was not righteous. To cleanse means to purify and to make
whole again. Sin had destroyed me but God has restored me. He resurrected me
to live again in Christ and by Christ and through Christ. The wages of sin is
death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
So many just don't get it. Once God saves us, He expects us to live a life of
life and not death. Sin is death but righteousness is life. It is not that God
expects us to be perfect in the eyes of our fellows, He expects us to have that
perfect desire to please Him with our lives and a perfect desire to win others
to Him. We have, by salvation and sanctification, entered into God's holy hill.
That hill is called Zion. Zion is the church. The church is what God added you
to the very moment you received forgiveness for your sins. At that moment you
was redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God and God added your name to His
church rolls. That church membership is what counts. When the end of time
comes either for us individually or as the collective body of Christ, this is
the book that God will look into to see if our name is there. If it is not
there it will not matter wherever else it might be.
Question is, are you saved by the blood of the Lamb of God? The question is
not whether you are a church member unless that church is God's church and I
don't mean that in any denominational sense. My hope and pray is that all that
read this Manna is redeemed and members of the church of the living God.
God bless and go and have a great day.
Reprinted from the Daily Manna by Pastor Paul Kirby.
place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul
unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of
his salvation. Psalm 24:3-5
We all know that salvation is of God through the life, death, and resurrection
and ascension of His Son. We also need to know that we have a responsibility
once we are saved to live the life of one that is. David writes that those that
will ascend into the hill of the Lord is he or she that has clean hands and a
pure heart. That is, those who understand that God alone can save and that they
were not saved at all by their own merits. We are all expected to live holy
lives. I know that this seems harsh to some but to me it is a blessing to know
that I have that God-given ability to do so. God promised me in His written
word that He would saved me from my personal sins and that He would cleanse me
from anything that was not righteous. To cleanse means to purify and to make
whole again. Sin had destroyed me but God has restored me. He resurrected me
to live again in Christ and by Christ and through Christ. The wages of sin is
death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
So many just don't get it. Once God saves us, He expects us to live a life of
life and not death. Sin is death but righteousness is life. It is not that God
expects us to be perfect in the eyes of our fellows, He expects us to have that
perfect desire to please Him with our lives and a perfect desire to win others
to Him. We have, by salvation and sanctification, entered into God's holy hill.
That hill is called Zion. Zion is the church. The church is what God added you
to the very moment you received forgiveness for your sins. At that moment you
was redeemed by the blood of the Lamb of God and God added your name to His
church rolls. That church membership is what counts. When the end of time
comes either for us individually or as the collective body of Christ, this is
the book that God will look into to see if our name is there. If it is not
there it will not matter wherever else it might be.
Question is, are you saved by the blood of the Lamb of God? The question is
not whether you are a church member unless that church is God's church and I
don't mean that in any denominational sense. My hope and pray is that all that
read this Manna is redeemed and members of the church of the living God.
God bless and go and have a great day.
Reprinted from the Daily Manna by Pastor Paul Kirby.