Psalm 15 God's Holy Hill

Psalm 15:1 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill Psalm 15 is a call to check our heart and behavior and motives as we come before God with relation in mind. This Psalm educates the believer that desires a sincere intimate relationship with God. This is a relationship that goes beyond a weekly meeting and goes deeper into the all seeing presence of a Holy God. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill This question demands a deeper questioning of ourselves before we respond with what we expect to be the obvious answer. It has simply been assumed by many that the holy hill is equivalent to the assembly of the saints or more likely, the church. Could it be there is a distinction to be found between the church and the place the psalmist is speaking of? Could it be that the psalmist is referring to another place many are yet to discover? The investigation of this verse might seem puzzling if we assume all believers automatically qualify to dwell on God’s holy hill and abide in His tabernacle. As we examine the whole content of Psalms 15 it will become clear the real intent of this Psalm is to challenge us to draw a line in the proverbial sand in our lives. We are confronted to draw a line that will distinguish us as a people who not only claim to love God but a people who truly desire to know Him. Could it be that the psalmist raises the question because he did not find this to be the norm? Maybe at the time when this psalm was penned there was no recognized move among the people of God that would find them coming to and remaining in the presence of the Lord. This is a question that the Spirit of God confronts us with today.