I Will Let Your Word Work in Me

 

 

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

—Psalm 19:14

  

When my heart's meditation is right, my words will be right as well, for out of the abundance of my heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:24).

The Hebrew word translated as "acceptable" here means "delight" (Strong's Concordance). David was expressing, "Let my meditation be a delight to You." What a powerful statement! How many of my thoughts does the Lord delight in?

 

During David's time, when this was written, the only Word of God available was what was known as "the Law." These scriptures, written by Moses, were the only ones that existed at that time. Now, however, we have the entire canon of Scripture, which comprises the Word of God. Thus, David's statement here is not confined to just the first five books of the Bible. David was placing a blessing on those whose delight is in the Word of God and who meditate on it day and night.

 

Finding joy in the Law of the Lord involves meditating on His Word day and night. Therefore, finding joy in the Lord means meditating on Him continuously (Joshua 1:8).

 

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight" (Psalms 19:14).

 

When the meditation of my heart is right, my words will be right, too, for out of the abundance of my heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:24).

 

Proverbs 27:3 reads: "For as he thinks in his heart, so is he."

We cannot consistently operate differently than what we believe in our hearts. People may lie to gain an advantage, but their hearts control their actions. Consequently, our overriding actions are a window into our hearts. If we want to change our actions, we have to change our hearts first. Anything less is just "behavior modification." and is not true change. Change comes from within our hearts.

 

The thinking referred to in Proverbs 27:3 is more than mere random thinking; it is meditation. 

 

A synonym for meditation is musing. In Psalms 143:5, "meditate" is used in the same verse as "muse." The word "meditation" is defined as "to ponder, consider, or deliberate at length" (Houghton Mifflin American Heritage Dictionary).

 

The Hebrew word for "meditate" was used five times in the Old Testament (Psalm 119:15, 23, 48, 78, 148). Musing is just another word for meditating. It is focusing upon something long and hard enough in our thoughts that it forms an image in our minds. If this image is negative, it's what the Scripture calls a vain or evil imagination (Genesis 6:5). If it is a positive image, it is what the Scripture calls hope. Hope is seeing something that can't be seen (2 Corinthians 4:18). Hope is seeing on the inside what you can't see on the outside. To me, this is a positive, expectant imagination. 

 

No matter what happens in our lives, if we think and believe strongly enough, our lives can change. Conversely, if our lives aren't improving, we haven't truly "seen" hope in our hearts. We must recognize hope within ourselves to experience change outwardly. 

 

Dear Jesus, let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in your sight. What I hold in my heart will come out, Lord, in my words and actions. You are within me, and I want to see You in me. I will sow Your Word in my heart, dwelling on it, thinking on it, and meditating on it until I see its truth brought to life within me. You produce in my life; I cannot!  You alone are life within me. I praise You for You are the Word I plant in my heart. Your Word creates hope in me! I will see with Your eyes and receive from Your heart. Praise you for Your Word. It never returns to you without accomplishing its purpose. I will let it work in me. 

 

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