Psalm 19:14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 66:18-20 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
There is no thought hidden from God, no word spoken that He does not hear, no action taken that He does not see. David is aware of this in a very deep and sincere way. He is aware of his thought life and the words that come from it. They can be thoughts of worldly or Godly. They can be thoughts that seem to make provision for sin and disregard God. They can be words that proclaim faith, trust, reliance, hope, strength, love, praise, worship, etc… in and to God. How many minutes or hours go by each day without thinking about God being ever-present? How many thoughts are not in line with God’s Word, not to mention words spoken?
If we truly believed and understood that all of our thoughts were known by God would we allow them to remain in our minds? We can’t really stop thoughts that come into our minds but we surely are responsible for allowing them time there. How many angry thoughts? How many lustful thoughts? How many prideful thoughts? How many greedy thoughts? How many jealous thoughts? How many thoughts are filtered through worldly approval and not God’s Word?
Our thoughts can lead to words and actions that do not honor or glorify God and things of God. If our heart’s desire was set on honoring and glorifying Jesus Christ in all of our thoughts, words, and actions, and we truly fed on the Word of God, and we set our minds to be led by the Holy Spirit, it is then that we would begin to monitor our thoughts to see if they were honoring and glorifying Jesus Christ.
Can you say “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight”? Unless there is a foundational desire to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all thoughts, words, and actions these might be spoken but with no substance. Once we have come to the knowledge of our sin and the need for forgiveness and have seen and understood Salvation through faith, trust, reliance, and obedience in and to Jesus Christ, it is important to lay the first stone of desire and commitment on this foundation to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all thoughts, words, and actions at all times.
On our own, I think this is next to impossible. I know this: neglect of God’s Word and being complacent toward the things of God will deafen your ears to hear the Holy Spirit speak to your hearts and minds. However, with the Holy Spirit, we are continually being spoken to and led on this path to honor and glorify Jesus Christ in all thoughts, all words, and all actions.
