Psa
19:14 - May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in
your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
He knows!!!!...and it should make us fearful.
Everybody has played hide and seek---it's a popular childhood game that carries over into adulthood. As infants, it started with peek-a-boo, then as kids we played hide & seek. What was funny is how we would hide in the same places and the adults would always know where we were but would act like they couldn't find us. LOL!
As we got into our teen years we became good at hiding in other ways (masking flaws, acting in front of dates, and covering up our actions so our parents wouldn't know). Even as adults, we like to cover up our faults and play hide&seek with authority. (Just watch how our actions change when we come around a police officer, or the boss, or our pastor!!!)
Sometimes we get good enough at the game that we can justify our actions and decisions as acceptable. We may even get away with it ... Or so we think.
But here is the frightening truth... Nothing can be hidden from God, including our motives and self-serving thoughts. Hide and Seek doesn't work with God, because He knows what we are doing and thinking at all times---and He set the rules. Avoiding Him or covering up the truth doesn't stop Him from knowing. So we are never hiding and we are not getting away with it. He is already preparing what to do about our behaviors and attitudes.
This Psalm is David's reminder that God is over everything and has established the structure of life, so instead of hiding we need to desire to obey. David asks God to change his thoughts and attitudes to match what God wants instead of wasting time playing hide & seek from God.
Stop playing hide & seek on God. He knows where we are and what we are hiding. He knows how we have justified or excused ourselves from obedience, and has even bailed us out from our disobedience. And He will correct us ... So come out from hiding and get the motives right.
God, make my thoughts and words to be what pleases You. No more hiding.
He knows!!!!...and it should make us fearful.
Everybody has played hide and seek---it's a popular childhood game that carries over into adulthood. As infants, it started with peek-a-boo, then as kids we played hide & seek. What was funny is how we would hide in the same places and the adults would always know where we were but would act like they couldn't find us. LOL!
As we got into our teen years we became good at hiding in other ways (masking flaws, acting in front of dates, and covering up our actions so our parents wouldn't know). Even as adults, we like to cover up our faults and play hide&seek with authority. (Just watch how our actions change when we come around a police officer, or the boss, or our pastor!!!)
Sometimes we get good enough at the game that we can justify our actions and decisions as acceptable. We may even get away with it ... Or so we think.
But here is the frightening truth... Nothing can be hidden from God, including our motives and self-serving thoughts. Hide and Seek doesn't work with God, because He knows what we are doing and thinking at all times---and He set the rules. Avoiding Him or covering up the truth doesn't stop Him from knowing. So we are never hiding and we are not getting away with it. He is already preparing what to do about our behaviors and attitudes.
This Psalm is David's reminder that God is over everything and has established the structure of life, so instead of hiding we need to desire to obey. David asks God to change his thoughts and attitudes to match what God wants instead of wasting time playing hide & seek from God.
Stop playing hide & seek on God. He knows where we are and what we are hiding. He knows how we have justified or excused ourselves from obedience, and has even bailed us out from our disobedience. And He will correct us ... So come out from hiding and get the motives right.
God, make my thoughts and words to be what pleases You. No more hiding.
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