We draw near because Christ our Mediator has gone where we never could, and he has brought us with him.
The Israelite God was different from all the other gods, thus, the worship of Yahweh differed from that of all other gods.
David finally found the truth that it was not his seed of kingship but the promise made to Abraham that made him holy. From that, David refused to be moved and wrote this Psalm by the necessity of the Spirit as the assurance of faith. The law never made a man holy, not even one as robust as David; yet faith did this great thing without lifting a finger.

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Although the outcome has been decided by Jesus victory, the devil won’t give up without a fight.
What do such callings look like? They are ordinary and everyday.
The story of your life stretches beyond the dash on the tombstone.
Seek moments of silence, and use them to listen and ponder.
He has freed you from a selfish fixation on gifts. He has freed you to look to the Giver.
Faith takes God at his word and holds his promise to be true for me because I know God would not lie to me.
‘Peace’ means “I have forgiven all those sins against me.”
God chooses to clothe himself in promises and hides himself in his word.
Jesus refreshes you with the promises of the gospel, wrapped in the words of Scripture, drawn in the pictures of the sacraments.
In grace, God chooses to love his people.
Jesus, the true Bridegroom, erases that mistake by his own compassionate, saving act. Isn’t this also a picture of the gospel?
Christ is always the ultimate for God's children, but we sometimes struggle with things that come before.