It is the last verse of this Psalm that has stuck with my heart this week:
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
I know you've probably noticed that i use these words a lot when I pray before preaching. I think it's such a beautiful prayer; we should all desire that the things that come out of our mouths, and the things that we meditate on in our hearts are things that are focused on and pleasing to the Holy One.
If we're honest with ourselves, we know that's not always the case....most of us think about things we shouldn't, and let things slip out of our mouths that are hurtful, mean-spirited, and ungodly.
But what would the world look like if we came to such a place of perfection that even MOST of what we said was loving and pleasing to God and MOST of what we thought about were ways we could love our neighbor, do justice, and were not focused on ourselves? What a beautiful world that would be. That's why I pray this....so that the Holy Spirit might work in me in such a way that I notice when i'm not saying things that are pleasing to God, and help me to change that.
What verse(s) did you get "stuck" on this week?
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