May The Words Of My Mouth And The Meditation of My Heart Be Pleasing To You Lord
Not In Our Own Strength
PSALM 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
”Psalms 19:14 NKJV
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David, fully aware that God knows his every thought, his every word, and his every action, asks that God approve his words and reflections as though they were offerings brought to the altar.
Would you change the way you live if you thought your every word and thought would be examined by God?
Paul said, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Romans 12:1-2 NKJV
To present your body holy is totally without fault or mistake in any way or form, and a “living sacrifice” is submitting to God’s will, allowing Him to start the good work of transformation in you. Not being “conformed” to this world, but be “transformed” is to separate from the things of this world and cooperate with God, allowing Him to renew your mind, removing all the false beliefs, lies, and “old wives tales (1 TIMOTHY 4:7) that are passed on through the generations; the addictions, and sinful desires that you inherited throughout your life; that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and the perfect will of God in your life.
That is to change even the way you think, that your thoughts, words, responses, and actions, become to be in the likeness of Christ in love, for God is love (1JOHN 4:16).
His way of life is based on love, and all the Laws and the prophets stand on the two greatest commandments of all, ”’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”“
Matthew 22:37-40 NKJV
My beloved, “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us.“
I John 4:17-19 NKJV
We cannot do this in our own strength. But Jesus said, ““If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
John 14:15-18 NKJV
God has sent His Holy Spirit to live within each and every one of His people, to lead, guide, and help them to walk the right path. He will never leave us orphans. He is our guarantee of salvation 2 CORINTHIANS 1:22; EPHESIANS 1:14).
But having received the Spirit, we have a choice to walk in the Spirit or not.
The flesh is never quick to give up it’s place, and a battle begins within.
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”
Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
