Who May Ascend
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.” Psalm 24:1-4
What an incredible promise for a victorious people! Yahweh is a God who is jealous for His people and their hearts, and He loves us with a fiery passion. His promises to us are sure and true, and His instructions and word are faithful and unwavering to those who will hear. May this today be encouragement to you, the reader.
It is going to happen, and it is happening now. He WILL call us in to the holy spaces where we communion with Him, He WILL call us up His holy mountain, He WILL call us to speak in the valley. The Father, El Olam, is looking for His sons with ears to hear and eyes to see and clean hands and a pure heart. Yahweh God is looking for those who will not put anything before or above Him.
We were created to be that one. The one who’s heart is pure and refined as gold. We were created to be the same substance and in the likeness of our Creator and to acknowledge that we were a sent one and that all that we are is because of Him and belongs to Him. Psalm 24:1 states clearly and inarguably, “The earth is the Yahweh’s, and EVERYTHING in it, and ALL who live in it…” We are Yahweh God’s, we are His treasured possession, and He wants our worship, our communion, and our praise. The earth is His, and all that it yields and produces. He founded it, and He sent us to govern it. Be faithful to do so, and likewise be faithful to give Him the honor and glory.
So how do we do it well? Honor Him in everything, in each action and deed. Lift your voice and glorify Him in all that we speak, the words that we say (remember, out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks). As a song we sing says, give glory to the true and living God that we serve, “…giving all glory back to You, back to You.” We are a victorious people when we put our trust in Him fully and completely in thoughts, deeds, actions, word, and spirit. Recognize that it is He who gives peace, He is the one who gives joy, patience, grace…. It flows freely from Him. We were created to be the one. Ascend, and again I say, ascend.