Proclamation:
“May
the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm
19:14 (NIV)
Explanation:
This
psalm is a song which was written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God
by King David to be used and sung in public worship. David begins this psalm by declaring that the
heavens declare the glory of God. (Psalm 19:1)
He states that “the law of The Lord is perfect … the testimony of The
Lord is sure … the statutes of The Lord are right … the commandment of The Lord
is pure … and the judgments of The Lord are true and righteous …” (Psalm
19:7-9) Each of these is more precious
than gold and sweeter than honey. (Psalm 19:10)
He prays and asks God to cleanse him from his unintentional sins, to keep
him from presumptuous sins, and let sin not have rule or control over him.
(Psalm 19:12-13) David ends this psalm
by asking The Lord God to let his words and thoughts be pleasing in His sight.
Application:
All
of the celestial bodies that exist in what we call outer space, are by their existence
a declaration to the glory of God. The
existence of that which we call life on earth is also a declaration to His
glory. As great, and as powerful, and as
awesome as God is, we ought to do all that we can to please Him. We should ask for His help with our moral
failures and to keep us from willful and intentional sins. We ought to pray that He will keep us from
letting sin rule over us. As believers
we want our words, thoughts, and actions to be pleasing to The Lord.
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