Psalms 15

  ¹O LORD, who may abide in Your tent?
         Who may dwell on Your holy hill?
    ²He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
         And speaks truth in his heart. 
    ³He does not slander with his tongue,
         Nor does evil to his neighbor,
         Nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
    ⁴In whose eyes a reprobate is despised,
         But who honors those who fear the LORD;
         He swears to his own hurt and does not change;
    ⁵He does not put out his money at interest,
         Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent
         He who does these things will never be shaken.


This past weekend, Uncle Mack and Auntie Tina shared with the college group. I was so encouraged :). They both shared from Psalms. To be honest, in the past, I didn't love the book of Psalms. Sometimes it felt repetitive or like a bunch of do's and don'ts.

But Uncle Mack revealed Psalms 15 in a whole new way- love the last line where it says "He who does these things will never be shaken." And what are "these things"? Look above to verse 2: walks with integrity, works righteousness, and speaks truth. I know I am quite often shaken in my life by a bad test, an argument, things not going my way. But there is a way out!

It starts with abiding. As simple as the word sounds, I often don't think I can do it... not in this day and age, when there's school and career plus a billion other things vying for our attention. But as Uncle Mack shared, it starts with a desire, and God will honor our true desire to abide in Him. Then, the next step is to walk, work, and speak as Christ, and He will be our strength even when we think we cannot.

-- Every day is another opportunity in learning to not be shaken, no matter what the outward situation is. Run to the Lord in your need, He is eternally faithful. --