Today's reading: Psalm 24-26
"Who may climb the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. They will receive the Lord's blessing and have right standing with God their savior. They alone may enter God's presence and worship the God of Israel." Psalm 24:3-6 NLT
The non-conformist in me didn't like being told where I could and couldn't go in Israel.
Not towards the tour guides, our host pastors or the bus driver--but by those in the control of certain areas of this Holy Land we visited.
There were certain places we couldn't go in because we were not of the right religious cause. There were places we were told not to close our eyes and pray, as to get us removed from the area. There were places that very much belong to the Jew, and to the grafted in Gentiles, but were off limits because of political power and prestige. There were places we felt a lot less than welcome...our money was welcome, our faith was not.
Thanks to our Gracious God, there are no limits, boundaries, fences or lines in the sand as to approaching Him!
To know Him, in my heart, is permission granted!
No one can keep me from being in His presence.
No peace agreement can stop me from calling on His name.
No piece of ground is holier than the three square feet I stand on in His name, washed by His blood and forgiven by His grace..
No area of my Savior is off limits to me!
Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love has neither brim nor bottom.- Samuel Rutherford
