Who is Able

“He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” Psalm 24:4

Even from childhood the question comes to the mind, who is able to stand before GOD? I know it did mine.  As we grow older we are influenced by others that have seemingly come to there own opinions on this most important of all questions.

We must understand a question of such great consequence should not come from well-meaning people but from the source of all creation, The Word of GOD!  With GOD there are no mistakes, no opinions, only facts! 

The answer is given in the above verse. 1. You must be clean. 2. Have a pure Heart. 3. Only follow GOD. 4. Be not deceitful.  Each one of the four have been tried by people to satisfy their desire to stand before GOD but in each case no one is able to do so on their own.  We are always haunted by our incapacity to completely do our desire in its fulness and fail with each attempt.

So if we can’t stand before GOD on our own, what can we do?  We must trust the only One that was able to do all the Psalmist has written!  The Father sent His Son, who is able!  

I tried so hard to do my best

But always failed the job.

I wanted to be pure and clean.

By sin completion was robbed. 

Unworthy I was, unable to stand

Before The Almighty GOD.

I fell on my face, cried out to CHRIST

No longer was sin able to rob!

“Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” 1 John 5:5-8