Walk Of Life -Day 2, August 2022 – Thoughts From The Book Of Psalms
Psalm 24
Just like Psalm 23, this psalm is also quite familiar to most of us. This reflects God’s glory, His Sovereignty and His holiness. David was a noble, successful king – but of a relatively small and insignificant kingdom. One might easily think that the gods of the Egyptians or Assyrians were greater because those kingdoms were greater. Yet David rightly knew that the LORD, Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, was God of all the earth.
By saying The earth is the LORD’s, and all its fullness It wasn’t enough for David to say that the entire earth belonged to the LORD; he added that all its fullness also belonged to Him. It’s difficult to think of a more sweeping statement of God’s ownership. God’s ownership of the earth extends to the people who live upon it. Through the rights of creation and continuing provision, God has a claim upon every person who has ever lived. And the reason for why He is the owner of everything is He is the Creator.
Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
In light of God’s sovereign ownership of the earth and all who live upon it, David wondered exactly who had the right to stand before God. This wasn’t about mountain climbing or hill ascending ability, but about the right to come before God. And as an answer to the asked question King David says
1. He who has clean hands and a pure heart: This speaks of a man or woman who is pure in both their actions (hands) and intentions (heart).
2. Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol
3. Nor sworn deceitfully
Besides being in the Holy place of the Lord those who follow the above said will receive blessings as well.
At the close of this Psalm King David invokes this Great God. A call to welcome the God who reins over all the earth. And this call is given twice emphasizing its significance.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory.
Our Lord the King of Glory and the Lord of hosts. When Jesus entered Jerusalem at the Triumphal Entry, Matthew tells us that the city asked, “Who is this?” (Matthew 21:10). If they had known who He was, the response should have been, “The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory!”
He is the King of glory. See This psalm rightly ends on a reflective pause. It is no small thing that this King of glory stoops down to receive men and even to be received by men.
Even today our Lord is ready to come into our hearts as the King of glory and as the Lord of hosts. Invite Him and inherit all His blessing by walking according to His way. May god Bless you and keep you.
