Psalms 101:7 (ESV)
No one who practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall continue before my eyes.
The holiness of God is a truth we often marginalize. We don’t always understand that God is holy and NO sin is EVER before His presence. He must punish sin. His Son’s death on the cross was about His holiness. God does not simply forgive and forget. There must be a sacrifice for sin. It is demanded by His holiness. The above verses are a few lines from Psalm 101, which is a song about His holiness. The first verses of the song carry this theme:
Psalms 101:2-4 (ESV)
I will ponder the way that is blameless.
Oh when will you come to me?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
anything that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.
A perverse heart shall be far from me;
I will know nothing of evil.
David, the author, is expressing his desire to walk in holiness. He failed, miserably, remember. But God’s holiness must still be praised, practiced and pursued. That is what David is singing about. God will punish all unholiness. He did so, for us, through His Son. Calvary was that moment when all our unholy living was judged. It had to be judged, because God is holy. Anyone who practices sin cannot come before God and dwell with Him. So, Jesus had to break down that wall that separates us from God (that wall is our unholiness) and restore our peace with God:
Romans 5:1 (ESV)
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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