Friday, November 22, 2013
God’s House Is Holiness
In reading Psalms 93 today I was very moved. The psalmist wrote only a few lines, but they were powerful. It speaks of the majesty of our God. When I read it I immediately got a picture in my mind of a procession of royalty, moving atop the clouds. Although I could not see great detail, I can only imagine how enormous such a procession would be. The colors would be marvelous! There would be singing and dancing in the procession as it moved along the streets paved with the billowing clouds. And everyone would be happy and smiling. There would be peace. See if you can see this in the reading.
Psalms 93:1 The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
5 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.
That was moving for me, but perhaps even more moving was the last verse. God’s house is in holiness forever. I was somewhat saddened upon reading that verse. Not because it should not be so, but because I know that I am human. Holiness is something we should all strive to attain, but I find absolute holiness difficult for me as a human. I still get angry with people. I still say bad things about the things that happen in the nation’s capitol. I still make comments to my wife that I think are funny, but then I see that they can hurt her. I long to be what the psalmist describes, and I earnestly seek to be that today.
Prayer
Father, we praise You for Your holiness today. We ask Father that You extend Your mercy to us as we try to be holy, and frequently fall short. We thank You for the holiness You extend to us through Your Son, Yeshua (Jesus). We appreciate that You alone are worthy and love us where we are. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.