
Accessing The Presence Of God
The twenty-fourth Psalm begins by speaking of the power of God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. In the third verse, it continues with a question that asks who is worthy to be in the presence of this mighty God and King who owns all that have been created and exists. The psalmist says: “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?” Psalms 24:3 KJV The “hill of the LORD”, is also translated to mean the “presence of the LORD”. The Israelites had a very firm understanding of the