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Psalm 19 has
some iconic verses. It tells us that the
law of the Lord is perfect. It revives
the soul. It is to be sought out more than God.
It makes the heart glad. It makes
the wise simple. It is
enlightening. It is enduring. It warns us from mistakes. For all these reasons, it is greatly to be
desired.
Yet, do we
live that way? I can’t say that I have,
at least not for the vast majority of life. Most of the years of my life have
been pursuing my own dreams, my own gold, and my own happiness. That doesn’t mean that I denied God; I can’t
think of a time in my life when I did not believe in a higher being. But I wasn’t living as though God’s Word was
my ultimate guidebook to life. Even now,
when I am much better about making it central, it is still challenging amidst
the distractions of the world.
This psalm
ends with an iconic verse. When I was
preaching weekly, this prayer was how I began every sermon. “May the words of my mouth and the
meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Oh Lord, my rock and my
redeemer.” This verse is the culmination
of what this blog post has been about thus far.
We should be living in such a way that every thought and every word
brings joy to the Lord. Every breath we
take and every action we make should be something that the Lord can use. That’s the goal.
This is a
wonderful way to bring in Psalm 20.
Psalm 20 is about the greatness of the Lord’s salvation. Why do we live our live with His Word as our ultimate
guidebook? We live this way because He
is the fulfiller of plans. He is the one
who saves. He makes us upright. This is why we trust in His name.
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