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Psalm 15

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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.

Psalm 15:1-2

Psalm 15 is an interesting contrast to Psalm 14. It goes from "There is none who does good, not even one" to "Who gets to live in God's house? He who walks blamelessly." Kind of highlights the mess of being human. If the requirement of living with God is walking blamelessly, doing what is right, and having a heart completely in tune with truth, I am beyond hopeless.

Thank God, though, that Jesus is everything this Psalm tells me I have to be.

(v2) Walks blamelessly, does right, always speaking truth in his heart? Check.

(v3) Doesn't speak untruth about others to tear them down or misrepresent them in order to get a leg up on the competition or jockey for position among friends? Check.

(v4) Isn't self-righteous or self-protective in his anger, but expresses a true and appropriate righteous indignation at the right time in the right way? Check.

(v4) Isn't self-serving or self-promoting in praise, but shows honor to what is truly honorable? Check.

(v4) Keeps his word even when his word ends up costing him pain and loss? Check.

(v5) Doesn't leverage his assets to personal gain and other's loss, seeking to always come out ahead of others? Check.

He who does these things shall never be moved. I need to hear that - all the way down to the bottom of my soul. He will never be moved. And if I believe in Jesus, I am in Jesus. His security is my security. His strength is my strength. His record is my record. I stand in grace.

Prayer:

Lord, thank you that you sent your son to live the life I should have lived and that his record is mine by grace through faith. Thank you that even though I am the man described in Psalm 14, I stand in the record of the man of Psalm 15. I am as secure as he is and he cannot be moved. Thank you for the gift of righteousness. Please increase in me the desire to become more like Jesus today.


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