Psalm 19:1 ESV
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Creation includes us. When things are right, our lives declare the glory of God.
Our eyes are very beautiful. The living engineering of our eyes has megapixel
optical connections to our brain. Nowadays we can appreciate the wonderful
precision and refinement of our eyes. The glory of God can be seen in your eyes !
Just as the laws of physics are perfect,
the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. v7
His precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. v8
The rules of the Lord are true and righteous altogether v9.
More to be desired than gold, even much fine gold, v10
sweeter than honey which drips from the honeycomb.
When our own lives and communities declare the glory of God,
only our own fallenness detracts from that.
God speaks to us in Psalm 19,
To be right with God is perfect for us.
We pray Thy will be done" with desperate passion
because anything less would fall short of the glory of God.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote ;-
"Earth's crammed with heaven,
and almost every bush afire with God,
but only he who sees takes off his shoes,
the rest sir round and pluck blackberries.
In Psalm 19 , we are God's creation, we are even the burning bush.
Loving God and loving God's will, is Christian.
Knowing that what God wants for us is the very best,
and wanting what God wants for us all, is also Christian.
The beauty of the law of God and the sweetness of the will of God,
the preciousness of the purposes of God
is the lived experience of those who;-
Love the LORD your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart.
Psalm 19:8 TLV
The laws of the LORD are true: each one is fair.
Psalm 19:9b TLV
The rules of the LORD are true and righteous altogether,
the pure joy of which contrasts with the godless ocean
which laps around Christianity today
New tides of greed, perversion, cruelty and hatred lap higher up the beaches
beaches which Christians will continue to defend.
Of course we need to take the plank out of our own eye first.
When did our heart really rejoice because "the statutes of the LORD are right"
This week ? or last week ? When last did our eyes light up
because "the commandments of the LORD are pure" ?
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 ESV
We would enjoy singing these words in church if Boney M were in the choir.
Imagine the people of God coming together to put Psalm 19 into action in all our lives.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Creation includes us. When things are right, our lives declare the glory of God.
Our eyes are very beautiful. The living engineering of our eyes has megapixel
optical connections to our brain. Nowadays we can appreciate the wonderful
precision and refinement of our eyes. The glory of God can be seen in your eyes !
Just as the laws of physics are perfect,
the law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. v7
His precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. v8
The rules of the Lord are true and righteous altogether v9.
More to be desired than gold, even much fine gold, v10
sweeter than honey which drips from the honeycomb.
When our own lives and communities declare the glory of God,
only our own fallenness detracts from that.
God speaks to us in Psalm 19,
To be right with God is perfect for us.
We pray Thy will be done" with desperate passion
because anything less would fall short of the glory of God.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote ;-
"Earth's crammed with heaven,
and almost every bush afire with God,
but only he who sees takes off his shoes,
the rest sir round and pluck blackberries.
In Psalm 19 , we are God's creation, we are even the burning bush.
Loving God and loving God's will, is Christian.
Knowing that what God wants for us is the very best,
and wanting what God wants for us all, is also Christian.
The beauty of the law of God and the sweetness of the will of God,
the preciousness of the purposes of God
is the lived experience of those who;-
Love the LORD your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Deuteronomy 6:5 NIV
The commandments of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart.
Psalm 19:8 TLV
The laws of the LORD are true: each one is fair.
Psalm 19:9b TLV
The rules of the LORD are true and righteous altogether,
the pure joy of which contrasts with the godless ocean
which laps around Christianity today
New tides of greed, perversion, cruelty and hatred lap higher up the beaches
beaches which Christians will continue to defend.
Of course we need to take the plank out of our own eye first.
When did our heart really rejoice because "the statutes of the LORD are right"
This week ? or last week ? When last did our eyes light up
because "the commandments of the LORD are pure" ?
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 ESV
We would enjoy singing these words in church if Boney M were in the choir.
Imagine the people of God coming together to put Psalm 19 into action in all our lives.
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