Psalm 15
As Christians we enjoy talking about the grace, mercy and the provision of God, especially how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to bring the divine nature into our hearts. Right now we are the children of God, holy and blameless.
But we are not as eager to talk about our own responsibility to walk in holiness before our God. Last Sunday in our study of 1 Peter we saw the call to be holy, "Be holy, because I am holy." Our holiness is both a grace gift from God and a daily pursuit that involves our wills.
David clearly articulates the second half of the equation in this Psalm. If we want to see God and be able to dwell in his presence, we must make deliberate choices of holiness daily.
I count six areas for us to work on….
1. To walk each step today with integrity and honesty. Ask Carlos Beltran about this one.
2. To speak the truth from a loving heart.
3. To avoid gossip.
4. To live for an audience of one.
5. To keep our promises even when it hurts.
6. To be radically generous with our money.
Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, promises, "The pure in heart will see God." Psalm 15, Matthew 5 and 1 Peter 1 all talk about our responsibility to pursue holiness in our daily lives. Just to be clear, we are not pursuing holiness to earn salvation; we are pursuing it because of salvation. And the person who does these things will never be shaken. That is an awesome promise.
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