The first section of Psalms has been called the Genesis Psalms.

They help us to realize that every good thing begins with God.

The Psalms provide a roadmap for the journey ahead.

In them, we learn to bring every emotion and experience of

life into the presence of God. Join Scott Pauley now as we study God's word together.

Whatever happened to holiness, there was a day that god's people actually believed that god's people

were to be a holy people remember it was the lord who said be holy for i the lord your god am holy

so i would ask you today do you believe that our God is holy? And immediately,

anyone who believes the Bible says, oh yes, we believe he's holy, holy, holy, Lord God, almighty.

Okay? Then here's the follow-up question. Are you seeking today to live in the presence of that

holy God? You see, holy people are not holy because they muster up some

holiness of their own. No, Hebrews says, we become partakers of His holiness. As you live in the presence

of a holy God, it changes you. It separates you from unholy things. It crowds unholy things out of your life.

We've come to a Psalm that deals with holiness. It begins with a question. David cries out to God and says,

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? Now we understand of course in the context of the day he's

referencing the temple and the privilege of entering into the holy place. Who can live near to God?

Geographically we don't go to some place like that today but the principle is the same. Lord,

who can draw nigh to God? Who gets to live consciously

in your presence? My mind immediately goes to Psalm 91. He that dwelleth in the secret place

of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Shouldn't it be the greatest

desire of a child of God to live in the presence of God. Notice first the place. The Bible says,

the tabernacle. What was that? That was God's dwelling place. I want to be near God.

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