Open Heaven 29 September
MEMORISE: He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, Nor, sworn deceitfully. Psalm 24:4
BIBLE READING: Psalm 24:3-6 (KJV)
Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah
Read yesterday’s Open Heaven Devotional here
Walking with God requires living holy because He is holy. Amos 3:3 says “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.” Genesis 17:1
Our Bible reading for today shows us some fundamental requirements for an acceptable walk with God. The first is clean hands. If your hands are defiled you cannot walk with God. What is it that defiles a person’s hands? Blood money is one. Money belonging to another person or organisation that you took unlawfully is another. Also your hands could be defiled through an illicit premarital or extramarital association. Proverbs 6:27-29 says:
Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, And his feet not be burned? So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Only a person with a pure heart can effectively and acceptably walk with God. Jeremiah 17:9 says:
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Romans 3:23 says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. At the same time 1 John 1:7-9 says if we confess our sins God is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
May the Lord deliver you from anything that works against your walk with Him, in Jesus’ name. The act of walking with God is not a call to relate with Him as His equal, but one of total submission to His authority and an absolute commitment to follow Jesus. This was made clear in Luke 9:23 and Philippians 2:12. Determination to serve God in holiness, righteousness, in spirit and truth creates the right foundation for walking with the Lord.
Holiness requires dogged determination. Ask yourself in every situation “What would Jesus do?”
Make up your mind to be holy, and the Lord will help you.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please help me walk with You in holiness and righteousness for the rest of my life, in the mighty name of Jesus.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Proverbs 28-29
Thank you for studying today’s Open Heaven – Be Holy – written by Pastor Enoch A.
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Open Heaven 29 September 2021
