The King of Glory and the Call to Holiness
Following Jesus Through the Clean Hands and Pure Heart of Psalm 24
Introduction: Holiness in an Unholy Age
We live in a century of contradiction.
We have more technology than ever, yet less stillness.
More connection, yet less communion.
More self-expression, yet less self-examination.
More tolerance for almost everything, yet less trembling before a holy God.
The modern world is comfortable with spirituality, but deeply uncomfortable with holiness. It likes inspiration, but not consecration. It welcomes a god who affirms, but not a God who searches the heart. It wants blessing without surrender, worship without repentance, heaven without the cross, and discipleship without holiness.
Yet Psalm 24 confronts us with a majestic question that every generation must answer:
“Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?” (Psalm 24:3, NLT)
That is not merely an ancient Hebrew question.
That is the question of every soul.
Who can come near to God?
Who can dwell in His presence?
Who can stand before the One who made heaven and earth?
Who can live as a true disciple in a polluted world?
Psalm 24 answers with both thunder and grace. It tells us that the Lord owns all things, demands holiness, and welcomes the King of glory. And in that movement, this psalm drives us directly to Jesus Christ.
Because if holiness is required, then we must confess: left to ourselves, we are not holy.
If clean hands are needed, ours are stained.
If a pure heart is demanded, ours has been divided.
If the King of glory must enter, then we need Him not only to come into Jerusalem, but into our lives.
So today, let us sit beneath the searching light of Psalm 24 and hear the voice of God calling His people to holiness.
The Reading of the Word: Psalm 24 (NLT)
A psalm of David.
1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.
2 For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas
and built it on the ocean depths.
3 Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
5 They will receive the Lord’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their saviour.
6 Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob.
7 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
8 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty;
the Lord, invincible in battle.
9 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
10 Who is the King of glory?
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory.”
Amen.
I. Holiness Begins with Knowing Who Owns You
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it”
Psalm 24 begins, not with man, but with God.
That is where holiness must begin. Holiness does not start with rules. Holiness starts with revelation. Holiness begins when you realise that God is God, and you are not.
David opens with a declaration of divine ownership:
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.” (Psalm 24:1, NLT)
This is comprehensive.
Not some of the earth—all the earth.
Not some people—all people.
Not merely the religious world, but the secular world.
Not only the church building, but the office, the street, the screen, the university, the home, the private thought-life, the hidden motives of the soul.
Everything belongs to Him because He made it.
Verse 2 says:
“For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas
and built it on the ocean depths.” (Psalm 24:2, NLT)
In ancient thought, the seas symbolised instability and chaos. Yet David says God founded the earth even over the deep. In other words, what is unstable to us is not unstable to Him. He reigns where we panic. He establishes where we tremble.
Holiness begins when a disciple sees that life is not self-owned. You are not autonomous. You are not self-made. You are not your own master. You belong to the Lord.
This speaks directly to 21st-century culture. We are told, “My life, my truth, my body, my choice, my identity, my rules.” But Scripture says, “The earth is the Lord’s.” Holiness is the end of self-rule. It is the glad surrender of all that we are to all that He is.
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (NLT): “Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honour God with your body.”
Paul writes into a Corinthian culture saturated with sexual confusion, pride, and spiritual compromise. The historical context matters. Corinth was famous for indulgence. Yet Paul does not merely say, “Try harder.” He says, “You do not belong to yourself.”
The Greek phrase behind this truth carries the force of ownership. You have been bought. Redeemed. Purchased. Claimed by grace.
Holiness, therefore, is not grim legalism. It is grateful belonging.
You do not pursue holiness to become Christ’s.
You pursue holiness because in Christ, you already are His.
Tim Keller once wrote, “What is an idol? It is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give.”
And that is exactly what unholiness is at its root. It is not merely bad behaviour. It is misplaced worship. It is giving the heart to what belongs only to God.
Beloved, holiness begins when discipleship stops being an accessory and becomes surrender.
Jesus is not a consultant for your life.
He is Lord over your life.
He does not rent a room in your heart.
He claims the whole house.
Imagine a tenant acting as if he owns the property—knocking down walls, repainting rooms, ignoring the lease, and insulting the landlord. How absurd. Yet this is what sin does. It behaves as though the One who made us has no say over us.
Holiness is when the soul finally says, “Lord, this life is Yours. Rearrange every room.”
Ask yourself:
What part of my life am I still treating as privately mine?
What habit, relationship, ambition, or desire have I placed beyond the Lordship of Christ?
Am I following Jesus only where convenient, or am I wholly His?
Discipleship without surrender is performance.
Real discipleship says: “Lord, because the earth is Yours, and because I am Yours, make me holy.”
II. Holiness Requires Clean Hands and a Pure Heart
“Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?”
Now the psalm moves from ownership to access.
“Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?” (Psalm 24:3, NLT)
The “mountain of the Lord” refers to Zion, the place of God’s dwelling among His covenant people. The question is about nearness. Who can approach God? Who can stand where God is worshipped? Who can survive intimacy with holiness?
And the answer is searching:
“Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies.” (Psalm 24:4, NLT)
David names four marks here:
clean hands,
a pure heart,
no idols,
and truthfulness.
1. Clean hands
Hands speak of outward conduct—what we do, how we live, how we treat others.
2. Pure heart
The heart speaks of inward motive—the hidden life, the secret thoughts, the true desires beneath the visible actions.
The Hebrew idea of “pure” carries the sense of being clean, unmixed, uncontaminated. Not divided between God and idols. Not pretending devotion while cherishing rebellion.
3. No idols
The text condemns false worship. An idol is not only a statue. In modern life, idols wear contemporary clothes: career, image, romance, pleasure, status, money, influence, even ministry when ministry replaces intimacy with Christ.
4. No lies
A holy life is marked by truth. A disciple of Jesus cannot cherish deception and expect fellowship with the God of truth.
Beloved, Psalm 24 destroys shallow religion. It says holiness is not merely about appearances. It is not just clean hands. It is also a clean heart.
You can fool a congregation.
You can fool friends.
You can fool social media.
You can even fool yourself for a season.
But you cannot fool the holy God.
Matthew 5:8 (NLT): “God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.”
Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, takes holiness beyond ritual and into the soul. He is not interested in cosmetic righteousness. He blesses the pure in heart.
The Greek word for “pure” here, katharos, carries the sense of being clean, sincere, unmixed. This is not sinless perfection in ourselves, but a heart cleansed by God and set wholly toward Him.
John Piper has said, “Try to explain holiness without happiness, and you will fail. The essence of holiness is happiness in God.”
That is profound. True holiness is not cold religion. It is a heart so captured by the beauty of God that lesser loves lose their grip.
Why does impurity flourish? Because the heart keeps seeking joy in the wrong places.
Why does holiness grow? Because the soul learns to delight in God.
James 4:8 (NLT): “Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.”
James is writing to scattered believers whose lives were being choked by worldliness, quarrels, pride, and compromise. Notice how he joins the outer and inner life again: wash your hands; purify your hearts. The problem is divided loyalty.
That phrase is vital for our generation. Much of our unholiness is not open atheism. It is double-minded Christianity. We want Christ and control. Purity and indulgence. worship on Sunday and compromise on Monday. We want the language of devotion without the cost of consecration.
R.T. Kendall wisely said, “The greatest battle you will ever fight is the battle within your own heart.”
And that is exactly where Psalm 24 presses us. Holiness is not merely about managing behaviour; it is about yielding the inner life to God.
Think of a glass of water drawn from a mountain spring. It is clear, clean, and refreshing. Now add only a drop or two of poison. The appearance may remain almost unchanged, but the substance has been corrupted.
So it is with the heart. A little cherished bitterness. A little secret lust. A little hidden pride. A little private dishonesty. We tell ourselves it is small. But holiness does not ask, “Is it small?” Holiness asks, “Is it pure?”
Let us be painfully practical.
Clean hands in the 21st century means:
integrity in business,
faithfulness in marriage,
honesty in speech,
purity in what you watch,
mercy in how you treat others,
repentance when you sin.
A pure heart means:
refusing to perform spirituality for appearances,
rejecting double-living,
bringing secret sin into the light,
loving Christ above every rival,
seeking to please God even when no human eye is watching.
Dear friends, the greatest threat to discipleship is not always persecution from outside. Often it is pollution from within.
And here the Word of God searches us. Who among us can say he has perfectly clean hands? Who among us can say she has a perfectly pure heart? Who has never lifted the soul to an idol? Who has never lied—by mouth, by pretence, by hypocrisy, by silence when truth was needed?
Psalm 24 does not flatter us. It exposes us.
And that is exactly why we need Jesus.
III. Holiness Is Impossible Without the Righteousness of Christ
“They will receive the Lord’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their saviour”
Verse 5 gives a glorious promise:
“They will receive the Lord’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their saviour.” (Psalm 24:5, NLT)
The phrase “a right relationship” is precious. Other translations speak of righteousness, but the NLT wonderfully opens the meaning: right standing with God. This is not merely moral improvement. This is reconciliation. Acceptance. Justification before the holy God.
But here is the question Psalm 24 leaves hanging over every honest soul: if only the pure can stand before God, then how can sinners like us ever enter His presence?
The answer is not, “Try harder.”
The answer is not, “Pretend better.”
The answer is not, “Be more religious.”
The answer is Jesus Christ.
He alone had truly clean hands.
He alone had a perfectly pure heart.
He alone worshipped the Father without rival.
He alone was truth without mixture.
Psalm 24 describes the kind of person who may stand before God. The Gospel tells us that Jesus is that person—and by grace, all who trust in Him are counted righteous in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT): “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
Paul writes this in the context of reconciliation. God is bringing sinners back to Himself through Christ. The sinless One stands in the place of the sinful so that the sinful may stand accepted in the Holy One.
This is the wonder of the Gospel:
our guilt laid on Christ,
His righteousness credited to us.
Charles Spurgeon said, “Holiness is the architectural plan upon which God buildeth up His living temple.”
How true that is—but that temple can only be built on Christ. Holiness is not the ladder by which we climb to God. Holiness is the life God builds in those who have been brought to Him through Christ.
Hebrews 10:19–22 (NLT): “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.”
The historical background here is rich. Under the old covenant, access to the holiest place was limited. The priest entered with blood, and not casually. But the writer to the Hebrews declares that through Jesus, the barrier has been broken.
Notice the holiness language:
clean,
washed,
sincere hearts,
boldly enter.
The Gospel does not lower God’s holiness.
The Gospel satisfies God’s holiness through the sacrifice of Christ.
Beloved, this is why discipleship must be Gospel-centred. If you preach holiness without Christ, you crush people. If you preach Christ without holiness, you misrepresent Him. But when you preach Christ who justifies and sanctifies, then the soul finds both pardon and power.
Imagine standing outside a palace in filthy clothes, covered in the grime of the streets, with no right to enter. Then the King Himself comes out, takes your filth upon Himself, dresses you in royal garments, and brings you in at His own side. That is the Gospel.
Not merely forgiven from afar.
Brought near.
Welcomed in.
Made right with God our Saviour.
This means two things.
First, stop trying to save yourself through moral effort.
No amount of spiritual polishing can remove sin. Only the blood of Jesus can do that.
Second, once you are in Christ, do not make peace with the sins He died to save you from.
Grace is not permission to stay unclean.
Grace is the power to walk in newness of life.
IV. Holiness Welcomes the King of Glory
“Open up, ancient gates!”
The final movement of Psalm 24 is magnificent.
“Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.” (Psalm 24:7, NLT)
This likely reflects the ark of the covenant being brought into Jerusalem in David’s day, a celebration of the Lord’s royal presence among His people. Yet the language soars beyond the ceremony. It becomes prophetic, majestic, messianic.
“Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord, invincible in battle.” (Psalm 24:8, NLT)
And again:
“Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter. Who is the King of glory? The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—he is the King of glory.” (Psalm 24:9–10, NLT)
This is not merely about a box entering a city. This is about the victorious reign of God.
And for us as Christians, we cannot read this without seeing Jesus.
He is the King of glory:
the eternal Son,
the One who entered Jerusalem,
the One who went to the cross,
the One who rose from the grave,
the One who ascended in triumph,
the One who shall come again.
Psalm 24 ends, not with man’s effort, but with God’s King. That is deliberate. Holiness is never sustained merely by staring at ourselves. Holiness deepens as the King of glory takes rightful place in the heart.
Revelation 19:11–16 (NLT): “Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God… On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.”
This is the King of glory in unveiled majesty.
The One Psalm 24 celebrates is not weak, passive, or uncertain. He is mighty in battle. But His greatest battle was won at Calvary, where He triumphed over sin, death, and the powers of darkness through His cross and resurrection.
Max Lucado wrote, “God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.”
That is pastoral gold. The King of glory does not enter our lives merely to forgive us and then leave us unchanged. He comes to reign. He comes to cleanse. He comes to sanctify. He comes to make a people who look like Him.
Think of a great king entering a neglected city. The gates are broken, the streets are dirty, the people are fearful, and enemy banners still hang from the walls. When the rightful king enters, he does not merely wave at the people and leave the city untouched. He restores order. He tears down enemy flags. He rebuilds what is broken. He establishes his rule.
So it is when Christ enters a life. Holiness is what happens when the King of glory takes possession of territory that once belonged to sin.
21st-Century Application
Many want Jesus as comforter, but not as King.
Many want peace, but not purity.
Many want spiritual encouragement, but not holy surrender.
But Jesus does not enter as a decorative King. He enters as Lord.
When the King of glory enters:
pornography must go,
bitterness must go,
deception must go,
pride must bow,
idols must fall,
compromise must be renounced,
and every room of the heart must open to Him.
Holiness is not merely avoiding bad things; it is enthroning the King of glory.
V. The Gospel of Holiness: Christ’s Death, Burial, and Resurrection
Now let me speak plainly and passionately to every heart in this room.
Psalm 24 asks who can stand before a holy God. The honest answer is: not one of us in our own merit.
You may be religious.
You may be respectable.
You may be admired by others.
You may have decades in church.
But none of that can cleanse sin.
The Gospel is this:
Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God, came into this world and lived the holy life we failed to live. He fulfilled the righteousness Psalm 24 requires. He never had unclean hands. He never possessed a divided heart. He never bowed to an idol. He never spoke deceit.
Then He went to the cross, where He died in the place of sinners. There He bore the judgement we deserved. The wrath of God against sin fell upon Him. He was buried, truly dead, laid in the tomb. But on the third day He rose again bodily and victoriously from the grave, conquering death, defeating hell, and proving that His sacrifice was accepted by the Father.
Now He offers forgiveness, righteousness, reconciliation, and new life to all who repent and trust in Him.
Beloved, holiness is not achieved before salvation; holiness begins because of salvation.
You do not clean yourself up and then come to Jesus.
You come to Jesus, and He cleanses you.
You come guilty, and He pardons.
You come defiled, and He washes.
You come enslaved, and He frees.
You come dead in sin, and He gives life.
1 Peter 1:15–16 (NLT): “But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, ‘You must be holy because I am holy.’”
Peter is writing to believers scattered in a hostile world, and he reminds them that the call to holiness does not disappear in difficult culture. If anything, it becomes more visible and more urgent.
The Greek word hagios means holy, set apart, consecrated, belonging distinctly to God.
That is what discipleship is. It is not merely believing facts about Jesus. It is belonging to Jesus in such a way that your life becomes visibly set apart for Him.
Romans 12:1–2 (NLT): “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”
Paul’s logic is crucial. “Because of all he has done for you.” Holiness is the response to mercy. It is worship. It is discipleship embodied.
Charles Stanley said, “Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.”
That is the spirit of holiness. In an age of compromise, holiness says, “I will obey Christ even when it costs me popularity, comfort, convenience, or advancement.”
VI. What Holiness Looks Like in Daily Discipleship
Let us bring this to the ground.
Holiness is not an abstract doctrine for theologians only. It is the daily shape of following Jesus.
1. Holiness in thought
What are you allowing to live rent-free in your mind?
The disciple learns to reject fantasies, envy, resentment, greed, and impurity. Holiness begins in the secret world of thought.
2. Holiness in speech
Do your words tell the truth? Do they heal, or do they wound? Do they build up, or do they poison? Psalm 24 says the holy person “never tell lies.”
3. Holiness in worship
What captures your affection most deeply? What do you fear losing most? What do you run to for identity, comfort, or meaning? That is often where the idol hides.
4. Holiness in relationships
Holiness is seen in forgiveness, patience, humility, sexual purity, covenant faithfulness, and refusing to use people for selfish ends.
5. Holiness in digital life
The modern Christian must ask holy questions about unholy habits:
What am I watching?
What am I scrolling?
What is discipling my imagination?
What secret compromises have I normalised because a screen made them private?
6. Holiness in suffering
A holy believer does not only worship when life is easy. He clings to Christ in the valley. She trusts God in tears. Holiness is faithfulness when emotions run dry.
Tim Keller said, “To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God."
And that is why holiness is possible. God does not sanctify strangers. He sanctifies sons and daughters whom He has fully known and fully loved in Christ.
VII. Two Illustrations for the Heart
The Surgeon’s Light
Imagine lying in an operating theatre. The surgeon switches on a powerful light, and suddenly what was hidden is exposed. That light is not there to shame the patient, but to heal the patient. If the surgeon ignored the disease, that would not be kindness but cruelty.
So it is with holiness. When God’s Word shines on sin, it is not because God hates you. It is because He loves you too much to leave the infection untouched. Psalm 24 is a surgeon’s light. It exposes clean hands, pure hearts, idols, and falsehood—not to destroy us, but to drive us to the healing grace of Christ.
The Muddy Child and the Father
A little child has been playing outside in the rain. He comes to the front door covered in mud. He cannot enter the house and smear dirt everywhere. So his father meets him at the door, kneels down, lifts him, washes him, changes his clothes, and brings him in.
The child is loved before he is cleaned. But because he is loved, he is cleaned and brought in.
This is the Gospel of holiness. God does not say, “Wash yourself, then come.” He says, “Come to My Son, and I will wash you. Come by grace, and I will make you fit for My presence.”
VIII. A Call to Believers: Pursue Holiness Without Delay
Church, let me speak to believers plainly.
Holiness is not optional for disciples of Jesus. It is not a niche calling for especially zealous Christians. It is the normal path of every true follower of Christ.
Not sinless perfection in this life, no.
But real repentance.
Real obedience.
Real separation from sin.
Real consecration to Christ.
Real growth in likeness to Jesus.
If the Holy Spirit lives within you, then holiness is not an impossible demand placed upon you from outside. It is the new direction of the life of Christ within you.
So what must you do?
1. Confess sin honestly
Stop renaming your sin. Stop excusing it. Stop softening it. Call it what God calls it.
2. Repent specifically
Do not merely say, “Lord, forgive my failures.” Bring the thing into the light. Name it. Turn from it. Hate it.
3. Remove what feeds impurity
If something is poisoning your soul, do not negotiate with it. Cut it off. Remove the app. End the compromise. Change the pattern. Seek accountability.
4. Fill your life with what feeds holiness
Read the Word. Pray earnestly. Worship deeply. Fellowship faithfully. Serve humbly. Keep close to the people and practices that help you follow Jesus.
5. Open every gate to the King of glory
Do not leave closed rooms in your heart. Let Him reign in your imagination, your habits, your relationships, your ambitions, your body, your money, your time, your future.
John Owen famously warned, “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.”
That is stern, but it is merciful. Holiness is warfare. Sin is not tame. It does not stay small. It grows, deceives, hardens, and destroys. But Christ is stronger. The King of glory is mighty in battle.
IX. A Call to the Unsaved: Come to Jesus Today
And now, dear friend, if you are not yet saved, hear me with all tenderness and urgency.
Psalm 24 asks, “Who may stand in His holy place?” On your own, you cannot. Neither can I. Neither can anyone. Your morality cannot save you. Your religion cannot save you. Your heritage cannot save you. Your effort cannot save you.
But Jesus can save you.
The holy Son of God died for sinners. He was buried. He rose again. He now calls you to repent—to turn from sin, self-rule, and unbelief—and to trust in Him as Saviour and Lord.
Do not say, “I will sort myself out first.”
You cannot.
Do not say, “I need more time.”
You are not promised more time.
Do not say, “I am too sinful.”
Christ came for sinners.
Do not say, “I am too far gone.”
His blood reaches deeper than your guilt.
Come to Jesus just as you are, but do not expect to remain as you are. The King of glory saves, forgives, cleanses, and transforms.
Today, this very day, place your faith in Jesus Christ.
Trust in His death for your sin.
Trust in His burial as proof He truly died.
Trust in His resurrection as proof He truly conquered death.
Bow to Him as Lord.
Receive Him as Saviour.
And He will make you right with God.
X. Conclusion: Open the Gates
Psalm 24 begins with ownership, moves through holiness, and ends with glory.
The earth is the Lord’s.
The holy place belongs to God.
The King of glory must enter.
And the great question for every disciple is this: Are the gates open?
Are the gates of your mind open to Him?
Are the gates of your desires open to Him?
Are the gates of your habits open to Him?
Are the gates of your secret life open to Him?
Are the gates of your future open to Him?
Beloved, holiness is not dreary restriction. Holiness is the beautiful life that happens when every gate opens to the rightful King.
So let the King of glory enter.
Let Him enter the church afresh.
Let Him enter the hidden places.
Let Him enter the broken places.
Let Him enter the compromised places.
Let Him enter the wounded places.
Let Him enter the ambitious places.
Let Him enter the ordinary, daily, practical places of discipleship.
Open up, ancient gates.
Open up, ancient doors.
And let the King of glory enter.
Benediction / Final Exhortation
May the Lord who owns the earth teach you that you are not your own.
May the Lord who is holy search your hands and purify your heart.
May the Lord Jesus Christ, who died, was buried, and rose again, clothe you in His righteousness.
May the Holy Spirit form in you a life of clean hands, pure worship, truthful speech, and joyful obedience.
And may the King of glory reign in you so fully that the world sees not your performance, but the beauty of Jesus in your life.
Walk in holiness.
Follow Jesus wholeheartedly.
Keep the gates open.
And live as those who belong to the King of glory.
Amen.
