Psalm 15: A Person of Honesty
A LIE CONTAMINATES everyone close to it. Worst of all, it rots the character of the person who tells the lie.
Warming Up to God
Reflect on the past week. How have you failed to be honest? Take your failings to Christ. What does he have to say to you?
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Discovering the Word
- What must a person do to be worthy to approach the Lord ("dwell in your sanctuary") (vv. 2-5)?
- What, according to this psalm, keeps a person from being shaken?
- What would it be like to live "on the holy hill" of the Lord?
- When is it hard to keep a promise (v. 4)?
Applying the Word
- How might this psalm help you to make specific choices for honesty in your dealings with other people?
- What forms of self-discipline would you recommend to someone who wanted to become more truthful?
- What help in being honest do you need?
Responding in Prayer
Ask God to help you to have a walk that is blameless.
For Further Study
Excellence by Eugene Peterson