Spreading Scriptural Holiness

September 5, 2018

Spreading Scriptural Holiness

The LORD is in his holy temple;

         the LORD is on his heavenly throne.

Psalm 11:4a

In the ebb and flow of life, we are always in one of three places: we are about to enter into a crisis; or we are in the midst of a crisis; or we are coming out of a crisis. When we encounter a crisis, our sense of order is upended. Sometimes the main consequence of the crisis is simply inconvenience, such as when our car breaks down. Other times, there are life altering consequences. Henry Blackby, in his book, Experiencing God, notes that these problem situations are always accompanied by a crisis of belief because, for the Christian, what you do next reveals what you truly believe about God.

In Psalm 11, David feels as though the very fabric, the foundation of his society had been torn asunder. David was in a crisis as he lived through a time when he was never sure who his friends were and who was a spy for those seeking to destroy him. I experienced a small taste of this when I was visiting churches in Cuba, as the government routinely sent spies into the congregations.

In Psalm 11, David responds to the apparent crumbling foundations of society by remembering that God’s throne is eternal in the heavens and will never crumble or decay. David trusted that God would come and judge the world, and the righteous would be vindicated. David believed such trust called forth a commitment to live for God; “For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.” (Psalm 11:7).

My Takeaway: If we take inspiration from David’s psalm, I believe a commitment to live out John Wesley’s mission statement is an appropriate response: “We have no other business than to save souls and spread scriptural holiness across the land.”

Sē’lah

Alex

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com. The BLOG is also available on Amazon Kindle, by subscription.

Publications by Alex M. Knight:

·        Seeking the Life in Christ, Meditations on the New Testament and Psalms has been published and is now available at Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle.

·        The second edition of First Think – Then Pray is available on Amazon Kindle.

·        Meditations on The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ has been released as an e-book on Amazon Kindle.

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