Psalm 24
In this beautiful Psalm we find great hope and comfort. First we do well to ask, “Who is really in charge?” We are never far from bad news. As we look around us, it seems the whole world is overrun by evil forces doing evil things for evil purposes. But David reminds us that God is the true owner of all the world.
Because of that, David reminds us of our call to holy living. Purity is the password to the holy place where the Lord is and is worshiped. Being distressed about evil is one thing, but being holy in the midst of it is another and is our calling.
The Almighty Righteous King arrives, and we are awestruck. Originally this was about the arrival of the Ark of the Covenant at Jerusalem. But we see here a picture of the Second Advent of Christ (His glorious return). The city gates are not big enough to allow the heroic warrior king to enter. The top of the city gate, the head, will have to move or be lifted up to make room for the king to enter. Imagine a beleaguered city’s celebration as their hero, their king, returns in total victory with His army following. We shall see this when Christ returns. But the news gets even better: we get to join the victory parade because our holy lives are our admission to join the procession.
“Lord, help me live a holy life in anticipation of the victory celebration at Christ’s return. AMEN.”
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