Time to Go Higher

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. Ps 24:3-5

This talks about the people that can ascend the height of promise, even though, God desires that all people may come up (elevated, promoted) ‘for the grace of God that bringeth salvation has appeared to all men’ not all men can ascend, and that is why the scriptures asked ‘who shall ascend… So, who is that person that can ascend to higher ground?

Clean Hands:

Clean suggests pure, innocent, blameless, clear, guiltless, this word is used when a person is liberated from slavery. Hands often suggest or point to work or manifestation, in other words, how a person manifests or are perceived. The works you do are the things you are seen with or identified with! Are they clean, clear, are you guiltless, do they show you to be liberated or free from slavery. Clean hands also point to the external life, your manifestations.

Pure in Heart: Matt 5:8, Tit 1:5, Jude vs 24

A blameless internal life, intentions, motivations, the reason for doing what you do, your private life. The pure in heart will see God, God is above, in other words, you will ascend if your heart is pure. Is your heart pure? God wants to present us blameless in the end. People with a pure heart don’t perceive everything and everyone to be dirt. What is your heart condition, what is going on within?

The Truthful: Jn 8:32, Jn17:17, Ps 138:2

Some people make promises without any intention of keeping it, some even swear without a commitment in the heart. The people that will go up and mount are those that are truthful, sincere with themselves and with others. Truth is a shield, we should be mindful to tell the truth always. Only the truth guarantees lasting deliverance in life. Are you sincere in your dealings, can you be trusted, can you be counted on, can your smooth talk and sweet tongue/words be backed up with the truth

Those not given to vanity. Eccl 12:8, Ex 32:1-8, Rev 9:20

In other words, they have not made an idol out of anything that they possess. Vanity is the pursuit of the unworthy, an unusual attachment, commitment, or worship of anything or anyone aside from God. The gold of the Israelites was a golden moment until they turned it into an object of worship, whenever you transfer unusual affection/worship to anything or anyone, it becomes your idol and you are said to live after vanity. What do you make of the things that God has blessed you with, have they become your object of worship, have you transferred your affection to them?