Psalm 30:4 – Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
As saints, if we are going to give thanks at the remembrance of the Lord’s holiness, let’s look back at the first mention of holiness in the Word of God.
It’s the story of Moses and the burning bush found in Exodus, chapter 3. I found the following things very interesting:
*God sends His angel to set the bush on fire for Moses, but doesn’t speak to him until Moses decides for himself to alter his direction toward the bush.
*God calls out to Moses that he should not come any closer.
*God tells Moses that the ground is holy.
*God tells Moses to take off his shoes and allow nothing between his feet and that holy ground.
What an amazing correlation to New Testament salvation!
*The Lord filled the earth with His miraculous creation that testifies of His existence. He woos the lost to take notice. (Romans 1:20, Titus 2:11)
*As soon as a fallen man begins to seek God, God calls out to him, because He wants to be found! (Deuteronomy 4:29, Matthew 7:8, Luke 11:10, Acts 17:27)
*But what is the first message we, as fallen people, hear from God? “Stop, stay away, you cannot come near. I am Holy. You are sinful.” (Romans 3:10-12, 23)
*Then, with the holy echo of a hammer driving nails and the whisper of “It is finished” wafting on a holy breeze, God beckons us to come, to take off our shoes, to be stripped bare of all that is separating us from Him. We, the wicked, the fallen, the sinful, the “not enough” are completely laid open to His view.
And by faith and through the sprinkling of His blood, we are invited to see the One who is too holy to be seen, touch the very One who is too holy to be touched. God allows us to enter into the Holiest of all beyond the veil.
Hebrews 10:19-22 “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water”
The Psalmist David said if we are a saint, we should “sing unto the Lord” and “give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness”.
How can our hearts be unmoved as we recall how He wooed us to Himself; how He, while remaining holy, allowed us access to Himself through the veil of His blood for the remission of our sin?
Friend, I hope you find the opportunity to sing and give thanks to the accessible Holy One today!
Obtaining Mercy 