# 30 2017 Dev. Ps.15:5b. Doing! Read all of Ps.15. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and to each other by applying His Word to our daily living.
Psalm 15:5b
“Whoever does these things will never be shaken”.
The Psalmist here make a change from prayer in Ps. 3 – Ps.14 to God’s majesty and the need for moral purity in Ps. 15-24. These 10 Psalms glorify God and lay out what it means to practice “Moral Purity” for those who claim to worship God. What are these things that will ground God’s people? The Psalm speaks for its self.
In verse 1 the Psalmist asks two similar questions: “Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?” Verses 2-5a gives us the answer:
“The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.”
In today’s context what does this answer mean for followers of Jesus? We practice moral purity today not to work in order to be saved but we practice moral purity because we are already saved. We should want to be like Jesus in as much as we are able!
The Psalmist is speaking about personal action, not just church attendance, not following traditions, not just what goes on in our homes, He is speaking about relationships. Relationship with each other, relationship with our neighbors, relationship with the world and most important our relationship with God.
The bottom line: whatever happens to us we “will never be shaken” because we are grounded in God’s grace. Praise be to God!
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