Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Leviticus 11:45 For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

We are human beings. We are in a constant state of being human. We have this tendency to compare ourselves to other people to allow ourselves to feel good about the way we live.

No one likes to be told they are sinners.

I open this conversation with two distinct trains of thought, The first is that we all sin. The second is that God prefers us to be holy just because He is holy. There is a great gap between sin and holiness we find difficult to bridge.

Luke 3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,

Matthew 11:28-30 English Standard Version

²⁸ Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Isaiah 40:14 Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?

Luke 20:21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.

Jesus is righteous and His words are true, why should we listen to anyone else?

2 Chronicles 6:8 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart.”

If you think God is asking him to build a big elaborate temple you missed the understanding.

God was saying “Make room in your heart for me.”

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

1 John 4:19 We love because he first loved us.

Psalm 119:11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Do we understand?