O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. (Psalm 15:1-5 ESV)
Who is able to go int the tent of the Lord?
We are told time and time again it is those who follow the law. Those who do what is demanded by the Lord. But what does the Lord require? Amos tells us, “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8 ESV)
We must do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. The psalmist tells us the same thing, just lays it out for us.
We must speak the truth always, and is blameless in the sight of everyone. That does not mean we are perfect, but when we wrong someone we make amends for it. We do not gossip or talk behind people’s backs. We do not come against a friend for any wrong. We do not lend money with interest, or take money to do something hurtful. We honor and fear God with every aspect of our lives, we are number 2!
Wouldn’t it be great if the world actually worked this way and everyone did this? Now don’t get me wrong I’m just as guilty of not doing these easy things as anyone, and I bet if you honestly look at your life you have not always done these things. Yet if we all strived to be like this, what would the world be like?
Be humble knowing you are not number 1 and look out for your neighbor, always being truthful and honest I. All of your dealings and start a change in the world!
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