WHO IS LOOKING?

READING: PSALM 19:6-14

Verse 14: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”

For some this verse could very well bring up a question about what it takes to cause a person’s words and meditations to become acceptable to the Lord. It is an absolute reality that there are words and meditations coming forth from the hearts of people that are not of good quality. As they are spoken or thought, there is extremely little about them that would commend them to our Holy God. Other people produce words and meditations that are of good quality and are wholly acceptable to the Father. These come from hearts that rejoice in the Lord and are steadfast in Him. These acceptable words and meditations serve to give God great pleasure in us as His children of promise. They are expressions rooted in hearts of love. Therefore it would seem the key is in the heart. The Word of God commands us to love the Lord with all of our hearts. It is such hearts that are sensitive and responsive to the Spirit of the Lord, that will express those acceptable thoughts and meditations. This day may our words and meditations be of good quality and acceptable, coming from hearts of love for the Father. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What do you expect would happen if a person would consistently use this verse as a prayer to the Lord?

2. Do you engage in words and meditations that may seem acceptable in your sight but not the Lord’s?