Stand in His Holy Presence (Psalm 24:3-4)

Today's scripture: Psalm 24:3-4

God is holy. He is righteous. He is perfect. And He cannot abide with sin and unrighteousness.

Since we are innately sinful creatures, God cannot abide with us. At least in our sinful state.

But He offers a way for us to become holy, for us to have “clean hands and a pure heart.” Since Adam and Eve chose to defy God in the garden, He has had a plan to make us righteous. First, atonement came through the sacrifice of a perfect, flawless lamb. But then through the ultimate sacrifice of the perfect Lamb.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life” (John 3:16). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

When we accept the gift of salvation through belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Son, we become new creatures (2 Corinthians 5:17). We choose to commit our daily lives to God, and we choose to live as Christ did. We strive to live according to God’s word, manifesting the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22).

And one day, we will “stand in His holy place,” spending eternity with our Lord and Savior.