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The Benevolent King

 Psalm 24:3-5 – “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.”

            Who is this King of Glory? He is the Benevolent King. One thing we must never forget about our Lord is He is good. Nahum 1:7 says, “The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.” 


  Dr. David Jeremiah writes, “When I say God is good, I’m talking about His perfection and His excellence. But the more I studied this word in the Bible, the more one central concept seemed to jump out and capture my mind. It seems to me that God’s goodness conveys His generosity. God’s quality of goodness means far more than His generosity, but it certainly includes His infinitely generous attitude toward us. By nature, He longs to bring blessing and joy to all His creatures.”[1] 


In Psalm 24:5 there is a promise of blessing. These blessings are conditional. They are for those who have clean hands and a pure heart. The Psalmist asks the question in Psalm 24:3, “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place.” The answer is found in verse 4, “He who has clean hands and pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.” 


The Spirit Filled Life Study Bible reads, “Those who can enter into the presence of God are those who have conducted their daily business with integrity. External religiosity is meaningless without inward holiness and practical ethics.”[2] We do not approach God in our own righteousness but clothed in the righteousness of Christ. II Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” Who is this King of Glory? He is the Benevolent King.

 

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