Daily Devotion of Psalm 24
Daily Nugget:
Psalm 24 is the last of the prophetic trilogy about Jesus. This Psalm talks about having a future with Him.
An important question was asked in verse three, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? ….” Where will one spend their eternal future was the query? Will it be with the Lord or separated from Him in Hell?
The answer to that question is in verse four: “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” Although I have never heard anyone use Psalm 24:4 to falsely justify that the only way to be with Jesus is by good works, this verse’s explanation may have one wondering.
When verse four is first read, one may interpret that to be with the Saviour one has to never sin which would make one’s “hands” free from iniquity. One may also think that he has to have a sinless, pure heart, never done anything that was not of spiritual value (“vanity”), and never said bad words. Believing that is what is taught in this verse, however, is wrong.
The Bible clearly teaches that all are sinners (Rom. 3:10, 23). We commit sin and are born (Rom. 5:12) sinners. Sadly, there is no one that “… hath clean hands …” by his own merit.
Are we without ever having hope that we can “ascend into the hill of the LORD “? Fortunately, God has made a way for all to have “clean hands” between them and the Lord.
God has sent His only son, Jesus, to be payment for ALL our iniquities. There is nothing we can do to pay off our sin debt because Jesus paid it for us when He died for our sins on the Cross.
When we read or hear of God’s plan from His Word and believe it, we can be spiritually cleaned. All our sins can be forgiven and forgotten (Psalm 103:12), and we can know for sure that we will be with Him one of these days.
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” John 15:3
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church [those that are born again into the family of God], not having spot [sin], or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”Eph 5:26-27
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” Peter 1:22
We can be clean from the destructive stain of sin. Our faith in what the Bible teaches about trusting Jesus as our Saviour from Hell, can make us “clean” and have a “pure heart.” There is nothing anyone can do to earn such an eternal gift but to accept what Jesus has done for you.
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I John 1:7-8
Words to Understand:
Vanity: useless, valueless, not lasting
Today’s Reading:
Psalm 24
1 Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 ¶ Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 ¶ Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalm 24 is the last of the prophetic trilogy about Jesus. This Psalm talks about having a future with Him.
An important question was asked in verse three, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? ….” Where will one spend their eternal future was the query? Will it be with the Lord or separated from Him in Hell?
The answer to that question is in verse four: “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” Although I have never heard anyone use Psalm 24:4 to falsely justify that the only way to be with Jesus is by good works, this verse’s explanation may have one wondering.
When verse four is first read, one may interpret that to be with the Saviour one has to never sin which would make one’s “hands” free from iniquity. One may also think that he has to have a sinless, pure heart, never done anything that was not of spiritual value (“vanity”), and never said bad words. Believing that is what is taught in this verse, however, is wrong.
The Bible clearly teaches that all are sinners (Rom. 3:10, 23). We commit sin and are born (Rom. 5:12) sinners. Sadly, there is no one that “… hath clean hands …” by his own merit.
Are we without ever having hope that we can “ascend into the hill of the LORD “? Fortunately, God has made a way for all to have “clean hands” between them and the Lord.
God has sent His only son, Jesus, to be payment for ALL our iniquities. There is nothing we can do to pay off our sin debt because Jesus paid it for us when He died for our sins on the Cross.
When we read or hear of God’s plan from His Word and believe it, we can be spiritually cleaned. All our sins can be forgiven and forgotten (Psalm 103:12), and we can know for sure that we will be with Him one of these days.
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” John 15:3
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church [those that are born again into the family of God], not having spot [sin], or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”Eph 5:26-27
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” Peter 1:22
We can be clean from the destructive stain of sin. Our faith in what the Bible teaches about trusting Jesus as our Saviour from Hell, can make us “clean” and have a “pure heart.” There is nothing anyone can do to earn such an eternal gift but to accept what Jesus has done for you.
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 ¶ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” I John 1:7-8
Words to Understand:
Vanity: useless, valueless, not lasting
Today’s Reading:
1 Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3 ¶ Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7 ¶ Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
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