There
is a fear, like that of a child who is insecure; you know… mom or dad
seem distant and unloving. The child is clingy and vulnerable to
dangers. There is also a fear that is clean and secure. A sense of awe
and respect of the father’s unfailing love and mom’s protective
guidance; one who has this fear also understand the proper fear of the
LORD, it endures forever. Proverbs 19:9a
Time
in the morning is so precious for me; it is the time when I think
mostly about the LORD and His Word. I love the Word of God; there are no
lies, no confusion and no commercials. I do not have to mute anything
in the Word of God. Even when I read a passage that convicts me of some
area sin that I need to tweak. Confession of sin is a good thing for
example; what if God did not allow for confession? I mean, after all;
Jesus died for all our sins and rose again for our justification! Why
not just leave it at that and move on. Well, many religions do just that
and end up in ritual worship which never goes beyond the ceilings of
their places of worship, but that is not my main point. Do you not like
talking personally to the LORD? I know that I do, but I also know that
if there was not a means whereby I could confess those sinful feelings
and action that make up my character, I would have no communication with
God for the wall of sins not only block my communication but also my
desire to read His Word. Notice Psalm 19:12-14. King David really drives this point home and so does the apostle John in 1:1-10. Also, do not take 1 John 1:9
out of the context of this entire epistle. Confession means repenting
of the act of sin and one cannot repent if he or she does not understand
why.
Psalm 131
Psalm 131:1-2
– What is going on in our minds these days. The economy, wars,
elections, traffic, television programs of interest; like Dancing with
the stars; maybe we are sports conscious, you know, the baseball season
has begun. Our minds can be and are control by what we put into it. If
you are bent to listening to commercials; I know some children that can
quote commercials from memory but do not know John 3:16.
And even they do know the verse; they have no clue of the meaning. Yet
by design the programming of commercials gives them enough information
in 30 seconds to provide knowledge of use.
How
do we set aside all of this clamor in the day that seeks to captivate
all that we do? David in this Psalm is King over the nation Israel and
he clearly says to the LORD. LORD I am not arrogant or proud and I do
not walk about in things too difficult. In other words, David is saying
that the bondage or distractions of life are not to be trusted. Again;
in other words he is saying that he has purposed in his heart to calm
himself of these distractions; like that of a child who is satisfied on
his mother’s breast.
Is
your soul satisfied with the LORD? Or do the distractions of life feed
you darkness, confusion and deception found in the world around you. It
is difficult to envision the calmness of God’s love if our vision is
focused on the various networks of the world. David says; “O Israel,
hope in the LORD; from this time forth and forever.” I agree with him
and now that salvation is open to the gentile (you and me) I say; “O
saint, hope in the LORD; form this time forth and forever”.
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