Psalm
15:1,5b
O
Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? ….
He who does these things shall never be moved.
A psalm of
wisdom
In contrast to the fool of
Psalm 14, here we have the way of the wise. Ten elements of wisdom are provided
us to show the character of the person who will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
He who walks blamelessly is
a person of integrity. They are not double-minded and tossed to and fro like
the waves of the sea. As Jesus says, they are pure in heart.
The person who does what is
right. This person does as God directs from Scriptures. His heart is turned
towards God and not towards self.
The one who speaks truth in
his heart is a man of his word. What is true is spoken.
A person will not slander
with his tongue. This person is not into rumors and does not talk behind the
backs of other people.
The one who does no evil to
his neighbor nor his friend. You cannot speak truthfully and then go out and do
bad things to others. There is a consistency between the words you speak and
the actions you take.
Those who are rejected by
God are despised but never given up as lost. They are to be loved as God loves
us.
The children of God,
believers are to be honored as ones who fear the Lord. The salvation of our
Lord is a wonder filled mystery.
The Christian makes the
promise and lives with whatever consequences may come. “Until death do us part”
says the bride to her groom. The years ahead may bring trouble but quitting is
not an option as they have sworn to their own hurt and does not change their
vow.
Give money to those in need
with the expectation of not being repaid. When you are paid back you will be
joyful. The “interest” earned is in the actual payback. All that we have is
already a gift to us from God.
Do nothing to prevent the
innocent from receiving justice, what is due them by God’s ordained order of
life.
