In this blog I have written a lot on Psalm 139 (type 139 into the blog search bar above to see what I mean). It comes up quite a bit in my reading plan, my discussions, and the work I do with YourOneDegree. It came up again today. As much time as I have invested in Psalm 139 still when I go back I see more. Today was no exception.
Look for a minute at 23 – 24. That was the first two verses of this Psalm that I memorized. Today when reading this again they seem redundant, unnecessary. Why? David has in the body of the Psalm declared that God knows David’s heart and thoughts, David has also stated that the Lord is engaged intentionally and intensely in David’s path. So to ask what David has already stated in the Psalm seems like it is from the department of redundancy department.
As I was thinking and praying this through another perspective began to take shape. Yes, David has stated that God knows his heart. He has stated that God is engaged in his path. But this is different. Knowing something to be true and submitting oneself to that truth are two different things entirely. This seems similar to me to confession or agreeing with God. Here David has stated the truth and with the final two verses is fully embracing that truth into his life.
We have to do the same thing. It is not enough to know the truth. We have to live that truth out in our lives. One of the ways to do that is to follow David’s example and pray that truth into our behavior.
Look for a minute at 23 – 24. That was the first two verses of this Psalm that I memorized. Today when reading this again they seem redundant, unnecessary. Why? David has in the body of the Psalm declared that God knows David’s heart and thoughts, David has also stated that the Lord is engaged intentionally and intensely in David’s path. So to ask what David has already stated in the Psalm seems like it is from the department of redundancy department.
As I was thinking and praying this through another perspective began to take shape. Yes, David has stated that God knows his heart. He has stated that God is engaged in his path. But this is different. Knowing something to be true and submitting oneself to that truth are two different things entirely. This seems similar to me to confession or agreeing with God. Here David has stated the truth and with the final two verses is fully embracing that truth into his life.
We have to do the same thing. It is not enough to know the truth. We have to live that truth out in our lives. One of the ways to do that is to follow David’s example and pray that truth into our behavior.
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