Psalm Saturday: Psalm 15

Psalm 15

O Lord, who shall dwell in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the Lord;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change; who does not put money out at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.
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This one is pretty straightforward.

Honor the Lord, and walk righteously. Then, you will dwell in the presence of the Lord and you won't be moved.

I love that image of being solid--like a rock, or a fortress. I think it's worth noting that in this Psalm, it is not God who changes and moves from us; instead, it is we who change and move away from God.

According to David, God is on his holy hill, and we can enter into that presence. If we live a life of sin and wickedness, we cannot enter into that presence, and we depart from the presence of God. Consequently, we live a life of turbulence and discord. We have no rock on which to stand. There is no fortress on which to depend in our times of need, because we have left the place of our refuge.

However, if we walk according to the ways of the Lord, we may enter into his presence, and there we can stay. God is never going to move us. He is never going to run us out. We leave on our own accord whenever we allow sin to control. If we stay in the presence of the Lord, though, we cannot be snatched from the palm of his hand. He is faithful. He is strong. He is good to us.

We never have to leave that security, but we do so often. What's more important: temporary pleasure or eternal security?

Me? I choose to not be moved.