Text: Psalm 19
Ah! happy those whose hearts can break
And peace of pardon win!
How else may man make straight his plan
And cleanse his soul from Sin?
How else but through a broken heart
May Lord Christ enter in?
– Oscar Wilde, from “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”
“We meditate to give God’s words the opportunity to penetrate, not just our minds, but our emotions — the places where we hurt — and our will — the place where we make choices and decisions. We meditate to encounter the Living Word, Jesus himself. We meditate so that every part of our being, our thoughts and our affections and our ambitions, are turned to face and honour and glorify him.”
– Joyce Huggett (emphasis added)
Meditation and confession can be loaded words when used in the context of religion. Let’s strip away the baggage and get back to the bare bones definitions, shall we?
Merriam-Webster defines the words this way:
meditate:
“to engage in contemplation or reflection; to focus one’s thoughts on: reflect on or ponder over”
confess:
“to admit that you did something wrong or illegal; to talk about or admit something that makes you embarrassed, ashamed, etc.; to tell (your sins) to God or to a priest”
I think the phrase “easier said than done” applies here, yes? Meditation and confession are not easy practices. In fact, they require exactly that – practice. Contemplation, reflection and focus are tough to come by in our noisy, non-stop lives. And admitting that of which I am ashamed? No thanks.
There’s a reason meditation and confession are called spiritual disciplines. They don’t come naturally. They are not comfortable. But then again, comfort is not the point, is it?
Setting our minds on things above (Colossians 3:2) is the point.
Coming clean to be cleaned (1 John 1:9) is the point.
Taking in the commentary of scholars is valuable, and reading the thoughts of peers can be encouraging – but there is no substitute for soaking in the Word itself, for sitting with the Living Word Himself.
In this third section of our 4-part Lent series, we’ll spend 10 days practicing the spiritual disciplines of meditation and confession. The format will be slightly different than you’re used to. We’ll alternate between the two: On Meditation days, we’ll read a passage of scripture and think, focus, reflect on it together. On Confession days, we’ll read a short passage followed by a prayer of confession.
Let’s begin today by meditating on the words of Psalm 19. Read it a few times over, the second and third times more slowly than the first. If the Holy Spirit stills you on a particular verse, don’t be afraid to stop and sit there for awhile. Listen. Pray. See what God has for you in this psalm today. Feel free to use the prompts below if you’d like, or simply be quiet before the Lord and His Word.
For reflection:
Think on the glory of God’s creation. Where do you see Him in your home, your yard, your everyday?
Reread verses 7-9, thanking God for the surety and lasting glory of His Word.
What would it look like to desire God’s Word as the sweetest, richest thing? Picture that in your mind and pray for what you see.
Pray verse 14 for yourself, then pray it for someone you love.
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This is my all time favorite Psalm. I remember digging into it with my husband when we were just kids on a porch overlooking the beautiful sunrise. Meditating on it is like wrapping myself in a warm blanket. Absolutely beautiful and homey. Oh to Him be all glory and all majesty! http://www.lgnetworksinc.com
Feel like I need to confess before I meditate.
What a wonderful first meditation! I was thankful to read how refreshingly honest and transparent you ladies are about your faith! I’ve been feeling God call me repeatedly in the last while to spend more time with Him but I am constantly ‘busying’ myself with worldly distractions. I pray for each of us that we follow Christ’s pull to desire him more and spend more time in Scripture that refreshes, gives joy and wisdom and opens our eyes to see His glory clearly.
One section struck me in particular – that God’s creation ‘have no speech, use no words’, ‘YET their voice goes out into all the earth’! We, who are also created by God in His IMAGE have the ability to use words but our speech can so often hurt or steer people away from Christ. How amazing if our lives and actions told of God’s majesty in the same way as creation ALONG with words that glorify Him! I think particularly of my workplace at the moment where I’m struggling with the gossiping, toxic environment and am finding it hard to stand firm as a Christian and guard my heart and mouth. I pray that I will cling to Christ and be a light in darkness!
Phew, that was longer than I’d planned on writing! Thankful for this study!
I love the images! Would it be possible to get a higher resolution of the last two to use as desktop backgrounds? I really would like to have the Joshua 1:8 as a reminder for the next couple of weeks.
Glad you like the images! Did you click over to save the 700×700 size? That’s the largest we have at the moment without reformatting… but we’ll see if make that happen, too. ;)
Good morning ladies. I'm hoping those of you who read this, may pray for my aunt today. Her body is giving up on her, and her will to live is starting to dwindle. She is tired, worn out, and I pray that she finds peace either in this world, or with God. So perhaps when meditating, just send a special prayer her way. Thank you.
Hey y'all! Could you please pray for my campus, there's been a shot fired and we've been on lock down. I'm in a building that's about 200 feet from the reported shooting sight
Praying for you and your peers!!!!! Please respond letting us know you're safe.
The shooter has been caught, there were no injuries. Thanks for the prayers and praise be to God!
God's Word- It 1. Revives the Soul 2. Makes Wise the Simple 3. Rejoices the Heart 4. Enlightens the eyes!
In keeping His Word is great reward
It's been so hard getting up early lately. I've struggled to CHOOSE to MAKE the time each day to be here, to dig in. WHY WOULD I NOT!!!! When His WORD is such life. Why do I choose to not!
As a weary mom needing wisdom throughout the day, overwhelmed by a husband's job that takes so much time away from us, why would I NOT want my soul revived, to be made wise, to have a rejoicing heart and eyes that see truth!!!
I am too so blessed by the support and sharing of burdens between you gals! May the Lord Jesus bless each one of you today! As we ponder this Psalm together, may the Word "make wise the simple…give joy to the heart…give light to the eyes". Take care, all.
This is my first She Reads Truth & I truly look forward to new segment within Lent. Meditation & confession plays a major role in a Believer's life. I am glad that I came upon this site & look forward to participating in the future!
During our family devo 2day;We studied Jeremiah 9;vs25 it ws vry remarkable…it says”A time is coming says d Lord wen I’ll punish all those who are circumsied in d body n not in d Spirit..nd ere in Pslm 19..I read of His awesomness;his luv n tender luv…
God is a supreme God;wen I read dis vrse it stuck;I told God let all dose whom luv u n worship u in sprit n in truth b raptured wen u cm agn..he’s telln us now 2 cling 2 his luv;his beauty n life;cos tym wl come wen dis thnz will b no mre…
Wishn u God’s grace Courtney;I luv d wait..God will see u tru n grant u ur hrt desires.Annalee;he’ll open doors 4 u evn wen u graduate;I felt dsame way wen I ws abt graduating in Aug2012…I jst prayed abt it n I sowed a seed in church..n God saw me tru…Thanks Sisters 4 all dis encouragement abt courting n marriage mks gives me d feeling dt am not alone on courting in God’s way;cos I knw dts hw God wants it 2 b..I want him 2 see me tru till wen I will down d aisle…thanks 4 dis wonderful study n d comments.
Praying for you Hazelmaddie. That God would be close to you.
Praying today that we'd draw near to the light of God, and that it'd eclipse all the darkness within us. Lord, quiet me; let me hear you more closely today. Let your light be evident in me to all people.
I really appreciate that we are going all over the place with this Lent study. Studying fasting, and then taking a break to soak up Jonah, and now back to a topical study…I just really, really like the mix. Thank you, Raechel and Amanda!
Early this morning, we had the most epic of thunder storms. With the rain beating down on our roof and the lightening ripping through the sky, I was quietly awed by the pure power of the Lord…Psalm 19:1, "and the sky above proclaims His handiwork." I love thunderstorms and I love the fact that God thought them up.
Praying verse 14 over myself and my husband today…we want our lives to be an offering to the King of Kings, our Rock and our Redeemer. Ellie Holcomb wrote a song that echoes Psalm 19 – It's called "May the Words" – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl1HF5NchLg
I'm really looking forward to the rest of this study, and emphasizing just stepping ourselves in the Word!
Thanks for the images!
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Congrats on your big day, Courtney!
This morning I really wanted to dig into this. I need some tools to further help me along in letting God’s word move me in this area of reflecting on God’s law and rooting out sin.
I gleaned some nuggets of wisdom from reading Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalm by Alexander Maclaren–A Public Domain Book.
I wrote them in my journal, and then into a Word document because some of these gleanings were are profound. I’m sharing them with you; perhaps there’s a quote or maxim that you might ponder too.
I’ve bolded the one that spoke to me loudest.
-“Conscience is loudest when it is least needed, and most silent when most required.”
-“And so we bribe our consciences as well as neglect them, and they need to be educated.”
-“Thus, down below every life there lies a great dim region of habits and impulses and fleeting emotions, into which it is the rarest thing for a man to go with a candle in his hand to see what it is like.”
-“In all our hearts there are many vermin lurking beneath the stones, and they are none the less poisonous because they live and multiply in the dark. ‘I know nothing against myself, yet am I not hereby justified. But he that judgeth me is the Lord.’ ”
-“As with a blight upon a rose-tree, the little green creatures lurk on the underside of the leaves, and in all the folds of the buds, and because unseen, they increase with alarming rapidity. The very fact that we have faults in our characters, which everybody sees but ourselves, makes it certain that they will grow unchecked, and so will prove terribly perilous.”
-“The small things of life are the great things of life.”
-“Many a Christian man and woman has the whole Christian life arrested, and all but annihilated, by the unsuspected influence of a secret sin.”
-“This whole set of contemplations should make us practise a very rigid and close self-inspection. There will always be much that will escape our observation—we shall gradually grow to know more and more of it—but there can be no excuse for that which I fear is a terribly common characteristic of the professing Christianity of this day—the all but entire absence of close inspection of one's own character and conduct.”
-“know also that, in a former generation, there was far too much introspection, instead of looking to Jesus Christ and forgetting self.”
-“But I do believe that, without the practice of careful weighing of ourselves, there will be very little growth in anything that is noble and good.”
-“The less we live by impulse, and the more we live by intelligent reflection, the better it will be for us.”
–“set yourselves to educate your consciences. They need that. One of the surest ways of making conscience more sensitive is always to consult it and always to obey it. If you neglect it, and let it prophesy to the wind, it will stop speaking before long.”
-“Educate your conscience by obeying it, and by getting into the habit of bringing everything to its bar.”
-“compare yourselves constantly with your Model.” (I capitalized M in model for clarity)
-“Get near Jesus Christ that you may learn your duty from Him, and you will find out many of the secret sins.”
-“The only way for us to be delivered from the dominion of our unconscious faults is to increase the depth and closeness and constancy of our communion with Jesus Christ; and then they will drop away from us.”
-“So if we live more and more on the high levels, in communion with our Master, there will be fewer and fewer of these unconscious sins buzzing and stinging and poisoning our lives, and more and more will His grace conquer and cleanse.”
Wow. I love the last 7 quotes a lot, and the first one really stuck out to me. So often, I am rigid with the small things, but lax with the things God is truly calling me to do/refrain from. Lord, change this in me. Thank you for these, they are a huge blessing. xo.
I have read all of the comments and if I had time I would reply to all of them. Everyone of you have touched me with your words.
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I love this community.
I am really looking forward to this study. I’ve stepped back from the comments recently, but now I’m coming back and I love seeing everyone’s thoughts and prayers. I’m glad meditation and confession were pointed out as a discipline…it’s hard! But I’m enjoying this practice time.
Also, I could use some prayer now. I have chronic pain and it’s been bringing me down. I’ve also been depressed lately. I’m getting help for both, but I could use some prayers nonetheless. I’ve been feeling distant from God and I’m really hoping this study can help me to push aside the pain and focus on God.
Hazelmaddie, you are SO incredibly loved. You are safe. I pray that today, meditating in God's word– no matter how long, or what you meditate on pertaining to Him– would lead you right into his arms, sitting on His lap, finding comfort and rest in His embrace. Whatever is hurting you physically, emotionally, and/or mentally, I pray that the Lord would make it clear, that the Light would be turned on, and that the root of the problem would be made known; that His glory would shine forth to you, and your afflictions would be eclipsed by them. I pray that He'd show you he is strong to bear your burdens and to heal your entire being.
I prayed that the Lord would give me some scripture to encourage you personally, and I have these:
"See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone." (Thess 5:15)
and "And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful." (Col 3:15)
I have no idea how these could pertain to your situation, but I trust that the Lord will use these verses for what He has purposed in your life, and that they will complete the good work in you for which they were sent. Be so blessed. Draw near to Him today. Love you, sister. xoxo
Without words the heavens declare His Glory. Without sound the skies declare His Glory. I can't get that concept out of my mind. Without words or sound. I pray today, that without words or sound, I declare the Glory of the Lord to those in my presence.
We are told that His law refreshes our soul; His statutes make the simple wise; His precepts give joy to the heart and His commands give light to the eyes. Oh Lord, that today would be the day, that our souls are refreshed – our simple minds made wise – our heart filled with joy and our eyes filled with Your Light.
Blessings to you my sisters, and thank you thank you thank you for this wonderful journey through psalm 19.
It's amazing, how in need of refreshment we all are, and how able & willing the Lord is to give it through His word by His spirit. I'm praying right along with you, Janee, that today would be the day our souls would be refreshed, our simple minds made wise, and our hearts and eyes filled with joy and light. Blessings, friend. xo
This is my first SheReadsTruth study and it’s no surprise to me that I felt the urge to participate at a time when God is asking me to remove distractions, walk more closely with him by reading his word, and to learn and keep his commandments. I’ve only been a Christian for a few years, so sometimes the Bible is still very intimidating and with three kids, it’s easy to not find time. Glad to have found SheReadsTruth!
Welcome Rebecca…..glad you found us…x
I truly enjoyed today’s truth. I love just meditating on this passage and the reflection promts. Thank you so much for this! Blessings.
This devotion was so refreshing, and I reminder that when I spend time in the Word each day, I am much better equipped to handle the ups and downs that come with everyday life, mothering, being a wife and aspiring writer. Yesterday I was filling spiritually depleted and was constantly running around, busy, and feeling anxious although I could not pinpoint the specific reason. Today I am reminded that His word is LIVING, and able to comfort me no matter where I am mentally or emotionally. Wow. Thank you, Jesus. No words can replace those that come from you.
So very excited for these next few days! I know God calls me to sit and meditate on His word often, but I have a hard time slowing down long enough to do it. Very thankful that SRT will be guiding me through this process of meditation and reflection on our way to Easter.
This is my all time favorite Psalm. I remember digging into it with my husband when we were just kids on a porch overlooking the beautiful sunrise.
Meditating on it is like wrapping myself in a warm blanket. Absolutely beautiful and homey. Oh to Him be all glory and all majesty!
Verse 14 is sitting heavy on my heart. I wrote it on my desk this morning.
As far as desiring God's word… Can I have permission to be honest? I am getting married in 10 days and there is SO much I desire about that… seeing my friends and family who are coming to GA from NJ, getting all dressed up, our honeymoon cruise, and uhhhh maybe just a little teeny tiny bit I desire my to-be husband sexually (sorry… I did say honest!). I want to desire my time in God's word just as INTENSELY as I am desiring my wedding day, or time with loved ones, or (dare I say?) as much as I desire intimacy with my husband.
Have a blessed day my sisters and friends. xo
Courtney – I was just married this past October myself – but a huge congratulations for your upcoming big day!!! Yes, it is important to stay in the Word during this huge time of transition, excitement, and new beginnings – God's Truth is, and will always be, the constant in your life, no matter any circumstance. Rejoice in the Lord for His abundant blessings during this time! Enjoy time with friends, family … and your husband :)
Courtney, your honesty is so valued and heard! I'm not in the same boat with regards to marriage, but I'm really excited for my future as a whole– I'm graduating soon, and I have no idea what is on the horizon, so it can be incredibly easy to let myself invest more in that than in God's word. I'm praying today for the both of us: that we'd desire time with God more than the things we've been desiring as of late, and that as Kat said, we'd let the truth of God being our only true constant soak in. I pray the Lord would quiet our hearts and minds, so that we can take a deep breath, re-prioritize, and abide in him more closely. Blessings, friend! May the Lord be close to you and show you himself in a beautiful way today!
Courtney, I hear your heart. And here, you ALWAYS have permission to be honest.
I was just married this past September, and I remember the days leading up to our wedding day being filled with whirlwinds of desire and excitement. Yes – I too desired my husband-to-be in *ahem* that way (so worth the wait…sex is an incredible gift from God).
Like you, I felt a need to desire my time with the Lord more than I desired our wedding day or intimacy with my husband (physically and emotionally), and it was (and still is, sometimes) really hard to find that balance. I think it's wonderful, however, that you recognize that you should desire God's Word with the same intensity that you desire your Big Day.
After all, Revelation talks about the marriage of Christ and His Church…on that day when we will be presented as a spotless Bride to the One who loves us beyond anything we will ever experience on this earth. The excitement you feel about your wedding day is just a taste of the excitement we should feel about looking forward to heaven!
Congrats to you ladies on the exciting things happening in your life!
AnnaLee, that's awesome about your graduation! I'm excited for what the Lord has in store for you :)
Kat and Rachel, congrats on getting married to your men last fall! Yay for newlywed life!
Courtney, how exciting that you will be joined as one in marriage with your man in 10 days! That is so incredible!
Thanks to each of you for your honesty and it warms my heart to see each of you desiring to keep the Lord first.
Reading your comments about getting married makes me smile big because I remember my wedding day and the days leading up to it. My husband and I will celebrate 5 years this July :D I know that seems like a long way away, but trust me it flies by! Almost five years and three kids later, I totally understand what Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians 7 about how the married woman is anxious about worldly things and how to please her husband. Raising babies and doing life with Daniel (my better half :) takes a lot of attention and work but is SUCH a joy and blessing from the Lord.
As I'm writing this, my 2 year old jumped off of a plastic box saying, "To infinity and beyond!" and my 1 year old is wanting me to disassemble interlocking bowls for him haha. It's crazy. And I'm STILL learning after all these years to prioritize the Lord and spending time with Him in His Word. (I think I'll always be learning this.) He's been helping me to be more consistent and I see SUCH a difference in how I treat my husband and my kids. When I put the Lord first and start my day with HIM, I'm more joyful, more patient and more filled with faith to face what the day brings.
The Lord knows you love Him and want to keep Him first – He has given you the grace to desire Him and He will give you the grace to keep Him as your greatest priority.
So happy for you ladies! You are on the right track :D
(And yes, sex. *happy sigh* It is indeed a marvelous gift from the Lord and totally worth waiting for! I can honestly say that I desire my husband more now and enjoy sex with him even more than when we were first married. Through the trials and triumphs of life, our intimacy has deepened in such a way that it makes everything sweeter :)
I have been struggling quite a bit lately with quieting my thoughts and resting in the presence of the Lord. This reading reminded me of how easily accessible the glory of God is to my eyes. I paused to enjoy the sunshine pouring in through the window, and the pattern of the branches on the tree in my front yard that awaits new leaves. Verse 6 said, 'nothing is hidden from its heat', in regards to the sun. This morning, I pray that God's love would penetrate my heart and that nothing within me would be hidden from the warmth of that. I have never meditated before, but I will hold this Psalm close to my heart today and spend time reflecting on and absorbing it. I look forward to practicing meditation with you ladies over the next ten days. I hope you have a lovely day!
I really struggle with quieting my mind – so recently I have been asking the Lord to 'Still my mind'. When I am trying to read a book, or pray, or journal, or study His Word – my mind rabbit trails in a million different directions. "Still my mind, Lord". And he will. I pray it helps you. I pray you find peace in the quiet. I pray you find the practice that works for you.
Kyla, I share the same problem with you and Janee. Many times I try to focus on the Lord's word, but my mind rabbit trails off in a million directions, as Janee said, leaving me with annoyance and almost chagrin by the end of it at my inability to soak up God's word. Lord, still all of our hearts and minds today. I pray that today, we'd all go off to have some time alone with you; that the time away and the amount of verses (if bible studying) wouldn't be an issue, but that we'd give all of it to you and that you'd soften our hearts to what you want to show us, whatever it is. Praise you, God. Be blessed, sisters. xoxo
I am looking forward to this study. It's not easy for me to sit and spend time with God, but it's something that has been pressed on my heart recently. As I was reading Psalm 19, I could hear the birds out my window grow louder. It's funny that I never really noticed it before. Spending today meditating on this Psalm.
So true I feel the same way. Let's continue praying for God to allow us to take some time from our busy schedule to give it to him and only him.
I am so excited about this study! Meditation is another thing the enemy has tried to high jack for his purposes. The world says “empty the mind” but the Scriptures say fill your mind with thoughts of Him. Can’t wait to learn more about these spiritual disciplines and to practice them with my SRT sisters!
Reflecting on his creation, I all of a sudden heard the birds (that I'm sure were already there) singing outside my window. Thankful for their chirps and songs, and how they reflect his glory.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
This is gonna be hard. I always feel I need to retreat to meditate. It is so hard to do at home in this atmosphere. And I must confess, and apologize to you Mom's with children around; I don't have that distraction. I got an IPod as s a gift; I love it for my walking time. Today I give up my IPod and will meditate during this time.
Laurie, I pray a real communion with the Lord today as you meditate…..I pray boldly that the Lord will meet you where you are, and that you will know and see His glory all around, from the birds in flight to the green on the trees….from the warmth on your back to the snow under foot….the open space to the crowded room abuzz with chatter, laughter, joy….I pray God bless you today with ears to hear and eyes to see…Go girl!!!! X
Father, I know that like Your other creations, I am created to declare Your glory – to proclaim the work of Your hands. Day after day to pour forth You – to display You! Help me be mindful of this Father, to do this today and every day. I want those around me to see Your glory, Your grace, Your truth, Your power in me, Your love, in me! I love you! In Jesus Name I pray.
AMEN, Brandi….praying along with you….x
Amen! Today in my bible study the Lord showed me Philippians 4:5: "Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near." May God's glory be poured out through us today, and may it be made unmistakably known that the Lord is near through our gentleness and Godly love for one another! xoxo
His judgements are more desired to me than gold. His correction, His chastisement, is precious. How often I forget this. Even if they are bitter and sour going down, they are sweeter than the honeycomb. Lord, help me to remember this, and to embrace your correction as the precious jewel it is.
Amen, Joanne. In the past few days the Lord's been showing me through Genesis 20 that His correction, warning/restriction, and direction, although they are hard to absorb and accept, are proof of His undying love for us and should be treated as such. Lord, help us all to take in whatever you have to say to us, whether it be difficult correction/admonishment or joyous encouragement/comfort. Praise God. Be blessed!
Amen! Amen!
I have to smile at God's timing — burst after burst of lightning and thunder as I read 'the heavens declare' and 'the skies proclaim'! You go God! That's awesome! :)
Yay! How awesome!!!!! I love days like that, not every day, but once in a while…..He is mighty, he is awesome, He is greater than in all the earth….bless you benay….I hope you are safely inside! X
Amen Benay! That sounds like such a beautiful experience! May the Lord show all of us His greatness and majesty today through His creation, no matter the weather is like. Be blessed sister. :) xoxo
You must live in the same part of the country as me…we had the same thing this morning, and it definitely made me think about the heavens thundering with joy about the glory of the Lord!
Living on an island gives me countless opportunities to admire the glory of God. I really like looking at the ocean and how it knows it can only go as far as the shore. When the tide is high and the sea is rough the waves can get really violent. But God! His handy work is beyond amaising, the waves know just how high to splash and how far to go. When the sun sets majestically over the sea, God creates magnificent mixes of colors none quite like the previous day. And in his perfection the sun in all its splendor setting over the sea never falls into the sea.
Psalm 19 gives you a reason to really stop and take in what the Lord has created. The beautiful earth he has placed us on. I can't ignore verses 7-9, His law is perfect, His testemony sure, His statues right, His commandments pure, His fear clean and his judgments true. Oh what an awesome God!
As I try to meditate on portions of this passage I trust that you ladies will too. Have a great day.
Wow Anieka, I am there with you….sounds like paradise…..But God, thankfully has given each of us our own paradise wherever we are,be it in the countryside, the seaside…..even the city…paradise is n't about luxury, it's about seeing with God tinted glasses the beauty around us that He has created for us…..to enjoy and glorify Him through…..amen….
Blessings dear sister…..x x x
Rise early and spend time with God.. This discipline takes time.
Amen, that is so true. Let's pray for God to put this in our hearts. One of the things that I pray for constantly is for God to put in my heart the need to intimate moments with him daily.
We can find it so difficult to SIT STILL and meditate in this crazy, techno world. But oh, the benefits of that quiet time alone with Jesus! Nothing replaces that intimate conversation, intimate listening and intimate "soaking in".
This Psalm is one of my favorites. My son had this chapter years ago as a Bible Quizzer and through helping HIM to study, I still retain some of it today! Especially verses 7-9, which always read like a beautiful sonnet to me, and of course, the last verse. I want my life to be acceptable!
Blessed Wednesday sisters!
Tim Hughes… beautiful one came to mind as I read the first part of Psalm 19…..especially the line…powerful so powerful your glory fills the sky…..
I love that saying .. ..every day may not be a good day, but by God, there is good in everyday….
Will comment on the laws on my return…..
Morning Sisters……x x.
I wanted to send a link but alas my techno mind only stretches to switching on…lol.x x
I love that song too Tina!
Beautiful One, I love! Beautiful One, I adore! Beautiful One, my soul must sing!
Here it is for everyone to listen to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9bC9CRv9oU
A long walk, that’s what I miss the most at the moment. I’m suffering from severe back pain through pregnancy and really miss getting out into the countryside and enjoying nature.
Psalm 19:1-4 NIV
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
It is so true- nature has no voice but through it I so often see and hear God’s voice. I often think of heaven when staring out across a beautiful landscape. God has created a beautiful earth and today as I meditated I just wanted to be out there enjoying it- pain free or not I will go this week…now to persuade the husband!
Praying you get some relief from the backache right now. Love you, Claire!
I'm praying for your back pain as well, Claire! I completely relate with how sacred nature is to my relationship with Christ, and I have not been outside in a while… May the Lord grant you peace from it so that you may go out and be with Him in nature.