The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 32:8-9,
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you."
David shares with us his experience of confessing his sins to God and having those sins forgiven him, even to removing all guilt for them. He says, "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.' And you forgave the guilt of my sin." Verse 5.
What David found was very important to all of us who have concern for our relationship with our Creator and desire to spend eternity with him. In this context David tells us the above, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go". David's teaching was God inspired and preserved for us in the pages of Scripture. This is what I love about the Scriptures: they teach us! They teach us about God, about his character and nature. They tell us of the wonderful and magnificent things he has done. The Scriptures teach us how we all can be forgiven our sins and have the guarantee of eternal life, eternal pleasures at his right hand (see Psalm 16:11). The Scriptures instruct us in how to live our lives!
All of the human authors of Scripture are considered prophets as they all speak from God. Peter tells us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:20-21. In this way David does instruct us... only it is not just David, but the Holy Spirit instructing us through David and so when we read verse 8, that instruction takes on critical importance for us all.
Were we but to follow what David says in Psalm 32 we would find ourselves equipped in every way as Paul tells us, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
Many have looked for a "User's Manual" for this life. Here it is!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you."
David shares with us his experience of confessing his sins to God and having those sins forgiven him, even to removing all guilt for them. He says, "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.' And you forgave the guilt of my sin." Verse 5.
What David found was very important to all of us who have concern for our relationship with our Creator and desire to spend eternity with him. In this context David tells us the above, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go". David's teaching was God inspired and preserved for us in the pages of Scripture. This is what I love about the Scriptures: they teach us! They teach us about God, about his character and nature. They tell us of the wonderful and magnificent things he has done. The Scriptures teach us how we all can be forgiven our sins and have the guarantee of eternal life, eternal pleasures at his right hand (see Psalm 16:11). The Scriptures instruct us in how to live our lives!
All of the human authors of Scripture are considered prophets as they all speak from God. Peter tells us, "Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:20-21. In this way David does instruct us... only it is not just David, but the Holy Spirit instructing us through David and so when we read verse 8, that instruction takes on critical importance for us all.
Were we but to follow what David says in Psalm 32 we would find ourselves equipped in every way as Paul tells us, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17.
Many have looked for a "User's Manual" for this life. Here it is!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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