¹ Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?
    Who may live on your holy hill?
² He whose walk is blameless,
    and does what is righteous,
    who speaks the truth from his heart;
³ and has no slander on his tongue
    who does his neighbour no wrong,
    and casts no slur on his fellowman;
⁴ who despises a vile man

   but honours those who fear the Lord;
    who keeps an oath
    even when it hurts,
⁵ who lends money without usury;
    and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
    He who does these things
    Will never be shaken
(NIV)

Psalm 15: This is called a Torah psalm and has been described as an entrance liturgy.
A psalm that prepares the pilgrim, those who are coming to the Holy Temple.
What does God require of us who seek his company?
God expects us to be right in our conduct,
To be right
    • in our speaking,
    • in our relationships with others,
    • in our use of wealth.
With its focus on moral responsibility, the psalm offers a sequence of responses to the question of acceptable worship.

The tabernacle on the earth is God's house (church).
No one can approach the holy hill of God; except they go through the Door who is Jesus. It was not that they could not come into the outer court, it was that they did not come close to God.

The Holy Place
was open to the priests who are now symbolize has all Christians.
Before the crucifixion of Jesus, only the High Priest could go into the Most Holy Place where God dwelt. The curtain in the Temple was torn from the top to the bottom when Jesus died on the cross. Symbolizing that Jesus opened the way for all believers to the very presence of God.

God calls all of us to be kind to the poor, and to the people around us. When we show God’s love to those around us, we are bringing the love of God within the reach of other people.

God saves us by His grace and His grace alone, can save us.
When we will live our lives in a pleasing way to God, this should others of the love of Jesus, working within our lives.

You may be out for a walk or in hospital and you come across someone who is upset, by a fall, or worried about an operation. By sitting and talking with them, making sure they are all right and not in need of medical help. We are showing Jesus at work today, looking after people.

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