Psalm 99:1-3 - The
LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits
enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth
shake. Great is the LORD
in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. Let them praise your great and
awesome name-- he is holy.
Another anonymous Psalm…the writer reflecting on the great
holiness of God. His vision of God was sitting on the Ark of the Covenant…guarded
by two cherubim...one on each side. So
holy and great was God that only a priest who had been anointed could enter the
space where he lived.
It reminds me that God is worthy of so much more than I
usually give him. Even in the moments of deep worship…when I think I have given
him my all…I know in my heart I could have given more. I admit that my life is a series of wonderful
moments with God….between the distractions that draw me away from his holiness.
I need to stop more often…and think about the fact that God
was so holy…that Moses had to remove his shoes before he could walk close to
that burning bush that held God’s presence.
And since Jesus died on that cross to save my sins….and make my own body
his temple…he lives inside of me. Makes me think that I need to do some spring cleaning
in my life…to make my body a place God would be proud to live.
Here’s the great thing about God…once he lives inside me …he
loves me just the way I am…and lets me work on the transformation in
installments. Bit by bit he helps me
clean out the things that are not worthy of his holiness…and he comforts me and
gives me confidence the whole time.
Father….I thank you for the love that is so great that it
takes me where I am this morning…helps me gently reflect on who you truly are…and
helps me realize once again that I have a lot of work to do before you will be truly
proud of who I am. As the calendar keeps
moving ahead day by day…help me to utilize each moment you give me to commit to
cleaning out more and more of the things that are not worthy of who you
are. Amen.
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