It strikes me that the psalmist sometimes might think more of himself than he is. He claims to be faithful to the LORD and trust in Him. Yet, his prayer is for the LORD to teach him His way and to give him an undivided heart.
It is a paradox. On the one hand we love the LORD. We know there are no other gods greater than He. We put our trust in Him. On the other hand, we also know that we are sinners. We know that our hearts are divided and the world pulls our hearts toward other things, people, places, etc. all of the time. We know that there is no god like our God. Yet, we do not always put the LORD above all things. We do not worship and serve Him as we know we ought to do. It is as St. Paul wrote:
Who shall save us from this miserable condition? Who shall bring joy to our hearts? It is as St. Paul wrote: "So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:21-25 NIV)
Thanks be God!
God's Peace - Pr. J
It is a paradox. On the one hand we love the LORD. We know there are no other gods greater than He. We put our trust in Him. On the other hand, we also know that we are sinners. We know that our hearts are divided and the world pulls our hearts toward other things, people, places, etc. all of the time. We know that there is no god like our God. Yet, we do not always put the LORD above all things. We do not worship and serve Him as we know we ought to do. It is as St. Paul wrote:
Who shall save us from this miserable condition? Who shall bring joy to our hearts? It is as St. Paul wrote: "So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (Romans 7:21-25 NIV)
Thanks be God!
God's Peace - Pr. J
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