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MAY 23
LET ME BE ACCEPTABLE

Scripture:  Psalm 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.”

    The psalmist ends this psalm with a prayer that his words and his thoughts be acceptable with the Lord.  He was concerned that he might always say the things that are pleasing to God.  He wanted his tongue to be used for the Lord. He wanted his thoughts to be right, so that he might always say the things pleasing to the Lord. 
     The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible says, “David longed to please the Lord, and He asked God to make everything in his life acceptable to Him. David not only prayed for outward holiness, but also for purity within: he wanted his thoughts as well as his words to be acceptable to the Lord. He understood that true righteousness is more than outward actions. It penetrates all the way to the heart and changes us from within.
     Through the witnesses of God’s works and His Word, David understood that the Lord was His strength (rock) and his redeemer. When he observed the beauty of nature and looked up into the sky at night, he knew that the mighty God of creation, the One who
made the skies, was the strength of his life. He rested in the power that created the universe. The Holy Word of God taught him how to establish a relationship with Jehovah, the God who keeps covenant with those whose faith is in Him.”    
     I wonder how concerned we are in pleasing our Redeemer with the right words coming from our lips!  Not words of slander or bitterness, but rather words of love and peace.  I wonder how concerned we are with the things that we think about!  Why not make an effort to please Him in all that we do? The Lord will give you strength and be your strength if you will strive to be what He would have you to be!