What Did You Say?

Psalm 15

1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
Who may live on your holy hill?

2 He whose walk is blameless
and who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from his heart

3 and has no slander on his tongue,
who does his neighbor no wrong
and casts no slur on his fellowman,

4 who despises a vile man
but honors those who fear the LORD,
who keeps his oath
even when it hurts,

5 who lends his money without usury
and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
will never be shaken.

Bee's Thoughts:

Verse 1

That’s a million dollar question, isn’t it? Who can qualify to go to heaven? Only those mentioned from verse 2 to 5.

Oh no, can anyone really qualify then? It’s tough and impossible, isn’t it?

Well, that’s why Jesus has to die on the cross for us, to redeem us from all sins and unrighteousness, and then start doing the transformation work in our life to make us righteousness in His sight to be there one day.

Yes, I can see that transformation in my life from the day I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior since the age of 12, The work of God in me isn’t finished yet… there are more things to be done in me. By giving me the free will to choose means I can rebel against God and make His designing work harder. But I guess that’s the beauty of it. Just like, I would want someone to love me willingly rather than to love me by force. Example, some people marry out of compulsion or guilt or fear. But here, God does not want a robot; He wants us to choose to love and follow Him.

Verse 2 to 5

Characteristics of the one who qualifies for the "holy hill":

1. blameless
2. righteous,
3. truth from his heart

4. no slander
5. does neighbor no wrong
6. no slur

7. despises a vile man
8. honors those who fear the LORD,
9. keeps his oath even when it hurts,

10. lends his money without usury
11. does not accept a bribe

I guess I am able to do point 4 to 11; but as for point 1 to 3, I still have need lots of moulding from God, lots of learning. The promise for those who do the above points is that he/she “will never be shaken”.

Dear God, help me to be more like you each day as I let you mould my life, though it may be painful at times. Amen.

....the devotion of Bee