Thursday, January 24, 2008
Make My Life A Miracle PSALM 19!!

I remembered learning from pastor during the cluster prayer meeting last week that Psalm 19 can be broken down into 3 constituents which shows how God reveals Himself to us.

V1-6 Through His creation
V7-10 Through the diversity and perfection of scripture, His word
V11-14 Through Us

As for v1-6, we see creation showing the majesty of God. So majestic that we can feel His glory all over the earth. We can indeed receive the ‘effect’ of God’s revelation not just one place but EVERYWHERE.

When I read v7-10, I began to feel a sense of delight in my spirit. The reason is simple, the word of God has restored my soul, rejoice my heart, enlighten my eyes. I feel refresh whenever I meditate on His word. I pray that His word will indeed be more precious than gold, sweeter than honey to me.

V12, forgive my HIDDEN faults. Yes, truly there are times when we do not even realize that we have sin unintentionally. It is only by God’s grace that we are forgiven; only God can discern our errors and show it to us.
So v11-14 really encourage us to live out His word, for only then will we be able to stand in His glory blameless with great joy.

The verse which stood out for me the most was v14, ‘May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.’

Yes, I want the word of my mouth and the meditation of my heart to be pleasing in His sight. I have been constantly reminded, what am I meditating His word for?
Am I reading His word to please my pastor or my leaders? That is certainly not my intention. I want to please God; I want to preoccupy myself with His word because that is the way to preoccupy myself with God. It is through His word that I find myself being transformed. I want my life to be so transform that I maybe acceptable in His sight.

The God of psalm 19 is without a doubt the God who wants to reveal Himself to us. God, make my life a miracle. Show me how to live, teach me how to pray!

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