Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

Psalm 15
A Psalm of David.
1 LORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

2 He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
3 He who does not backbite with his tongue,
Nor does evil to his neighbor,
Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend;
4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
But he honors those who fear the LORD;
He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.

He who does these things shall never be moved.

Reflection:

I often have heard many a Christian say the following
statement, "Always walk close to God".  That's really
basically what David is asking here."What kind of person
dwells close to God?" It seems to me that is a pretty
important question to ask.  What kind of person is close
to God?
Well we are to be the kind of people who walk uprightly and
and do the right thing.  Even through "doing the right thing" may
not be PC anymore. We are to speak the truth that comes from
our hearts. We are to refuse to backbite or gossip,
"Wow when's the last time I did that".  As a matter of fact we
are not to do any evil to our neighbor.  We are not to speak
badly or reproach a friend.  We are to honor and
respect those who love the lord, and we are to keep their
promises even when it hurts.
And we are to be the type of people who lend money
without charging interest, in other words we don't have to
be out to make a buck. And we cannot be bribed to lie
about the innocent.
That's the kind of person who walks close to God!  A good
and kind person who cares deeply about the people around
them, Who loves the truth and does all they can to help others.
DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR TO YOU?
Remember:  The closer we get to God, the more like Him
we will become.  — David H. Roper

Prayer:

Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

AMEN