Daily Meditations for January


January 21

BLESSED ASSURANCE
Psalm 23:3

Frail and helpless creatures that they are, sheep are an easy prey to the wolves. Attacked by wolves the sheep are filled with terror and tremble. But having a shepherd that makes them lie down in green pastures and leads them be side still waters, the sheep have their souls restored to the calm confidence they had before the attack. Of this, one of our versifications of Psalm 23:3 sings:

    He tenderly restores my soul when  I am in distress,
    And for His name's sake
    Guides my feet in paths of righteousness.

But understand that this truth, as applied to us, refers to much more than human wolves that threaten us. It is God's wrath, because we have left the paths of righteousness and earned for ourselves everlasting punishment, that troubles our souls.

However, because Jehovah is our shepherd, our souls are restored to the assurance of the innocency wherein Adam was created. For our Shepherd, Whose name is Jesus, and means Jehovah saves, suffered fully the wrath of God for our sins and removed all our guilt.

This Good Shepherd not only blotted out our guilt and supplies us with all the things of this present life that we need, but He also supplies all that which our souls need.  And this David expresses so beautifully when he states that our Shepherd leads us in paths of righteousness. Thus not only does He take away our fears by dying in our place, but He enables us to walk again in righteousness. What blessed assurance that is for one whose soul is also disturbed because it hates sin.

And remember that we must find this in our lives, if we are going to be freed from the fear of  punishment.  Even the devil wants to be assured that he will not be cast into the lake of fire. All who will be cast in have that fear, and desire a way out. But walking in the paths of righteousness is the evidence that our Good Shepherd died for our sins. For He died for them in order that we might live in a way that glorifies God's name. He saves us not merely for our good; but His deepest motive is His love for God and the glory of His name.

Read: Psalm 5
Psalter versification: 54:2

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 309
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Genesis 42:18-38; Genesis 43:1-34
Matthew 13:47-58; Matthew 14:1-12
Psalm 18:16-36
Proverbs 4:7-10

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Quote for Reflection:

  … if we dislike our calling, because the labor which we undertake appears to be unproductive, yet, when the Lord exhorts us to steadiness and perseverance, we ought to take courage; in the end we shall obtain a happy result, but it will be at the proper time..         – John Calvin


January 22

ALL FEAR DISPELLED
Psalm 24:4

 

Although a shadow is impossible where there is no light, a shadow is always caused by an object that stands between that light and the place where that light would otherwise fall. In Psalm 23:4 David speaks of a huge mountain that exists between us and God, Who is the Light. We are in the valley at the bottom of that mountain. And daily in one way or in another we are reminded of that mountain, for not only do we every day hear of death, but in our bodies we feel or see evidence of coming death.  And even as a mountain cannot be moved by man, the awesome reality is that the mountain of our guilt cannot be removed by man and calls for the wrath of God. That mountain is our awesome load of sin!

How wonderful then that God restores our souls so that we do not fear this evil, because we believe that our Good Shepherd paid the price for our sins and has begun in us the work of making us walk in the paths of righteousness. Although we still live in that valley, we are sure that the day will come when we will be before God's face, because all our guilt and all our old man of sin will be taken away, and we will have covenant fellowship with God in Christ Who is the Light of the world.

And though we still see death, which is the shadow this mountain of guilt causes, and will see it all the rest of this life, we can sing:

    Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale
    Yet will I fear no ill.
    For Thou art with me, and Thy rod
    And staff me comfort still.

Now we can see why David declares that God has restored his soul. All fear is dispelled and he can face death with confidence. For in His Son God has come into our flesh, dwelt with us, died for us, arose because He had justified us, and then ascended to heaven to prepare the way for us to come there; returned in the Spirit; and assures us by His Spirit that death will not bring us to the lake of fire but into the light and blessedness of life with God, He is with us in His Spirit and will lead us through death and the grave to life and everlasting blessedness. Let not that shadow of of death frighten you. Look at Him Who became one of us and will never leave or forsake us but bring us through death to glory.

Read: Psalm 27
Psalter versification: 53:3

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 409
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Genesis 44; Genesis 45:1-28
Matthew 14:13-36
Psalm 18:37-50
Proverbs 4:11-13

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Quote for Reflection:

   … the knowledge of God always involves one thing centrally. It is this: It is not I who know God so much, but it is God who knows me. It is God who has written me upon the palms of His hands. It is God who knows me in eternal grace and mercy in Jesus Christ. If God knows me in His love, and gives me to know Him - that is eternal life. That is the most precious thing a creature could ever know.      – Rev. Carl Haak


January 23

AN OVERFLOWING CUP OF JOY
Psalm 23:5

        What bliss lies in store for us by God's boundless grace!

Read: Psalm 3
Psalter versification: 55:3

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 304
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Genesis 46; Genesis 47:1-31
Matthew 15:1-28
Psalm 19:1-14
Proverbs 4:14-19

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Quote for Reflection:

   … when he says, that God raised up Christ by his Spirit, and that he also communicated his Spirit to us, there is nothing that can be alleged to the contrary; so that he thus makes sure to us the hope of resurrection.

            – John Calvin


January 24

HEAVENLY GLORY ABSOLUTELY SURE
Psalm 23:6

In the concluding remarks in what is called David's best known Psalm, he states, "1 shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6. He began the Psalm with the words, "The Lord is my shepherd." And although he says much between those statements, the fact that he shall dwell in the house of the Lord is the glorious climax of the truth that the Lord is his shepherd. Until he arrives in that glory of God's house, he will need food and protection, for he does live in the valley where the shadow of death is cast; but in that house are all the blessings that make his cup overflow. There he no longer is surrounded by enemies but he is with God in the most intimate way that the creature can enjoy His covenant fellowship.

And the expression, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life," explains why David is so sure that he will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. We, therefore, do well to pay attention to those words of David. For we do not deserve to live in that house. It is only because of the goodness and mercy of God that in His Son He cares for us in this life and makes sure that we arrive in His house.

That those follow us means that they are behind us and beneath us to push us and lift us up to that house consistently. It is God's good and merciful hand that will not let us slide back into Satan's clutches and lifts us out of this vale of tears and sorrows. And that hand of God is His Son in our flesh.

How beautifully stated is this truth in the versification:

Can you unequivocally say that? Can you say ''Surely,'' not, ''Maybe''? ''Surely,'' not, ''I hope so''? ''Surely, all the days of my life that goodness and mercy will be there.''

If you cannot say that at the moment, go to the cross of Christ where God's goodness and mercy are so clearly and powerfully displayed. His enemies lifted Him to His cross; but by it He lifted us to heavenly glory.

Read: John 14
Psalter versification: 53:5

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 32
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Genesis 48; Genesis 49:1-33
Matthew 15:29-39; Matthew 16:1-12
Psalm 20:1-9
Proverbs 4:20-27

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Quote for Reflection:

“If there is anything sure in my life, it is that Jesus is risen from the dead, and that I shall rise from the dead. The grave, indeed, has lost its victory. I can look on the grave, see myself lowered into it, and…smile.” --Gerrit Vos 


January 25

A CRY FOR MERCY
Psalm 51:1

 

Although David, to hide his own sin, dealt very cruelly with the husband of the woman whom he had defiled, he in Psalm 51:1 cries out, "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness, according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions."

There are two things which we ought to see in this cry, because they hold true also for us. First of all, we ought to hold fast to the truth presented here that it takes a multitude of God's mercies to wipe away our guilt, or else we will perish under God's holy wrath. Forgiveness of our sins requires mercy for each sin.

It took only one sin of Adam to bring down the curse upon the whole human race; and, as Paul writes in Romans 6:23 "the wages of sin is death." Each sin then calls for death and everlasting punishment in the lake of fire.

What a multitude of mercies is then required for us to escape God's holy wrath, by having our sins wiped out of His book! What a multitude of loving kindness it was then also that God sent His own Son for such a multitudinous punishment, so that we might be judged to be righteous in God's sight!

But consider also that a cry for mercy with a confession of sin earns us no mercy, but underscores the need for God to show us mercy. The word "confess" means literally "to say with." In this instance it means to say with God that we are vile sinners and deserve no mercy, but should be cast into the torments of hell. In our confession of sin we earn nothing. And a sincere confession agrees with God that we deserve everlasting punishment.

Cry to Him then, but not with the idea that your confession will move Him to be merciful. Cry at the end of every day; but base your request on the multitude of mercies which His Son purchased. And with confidence sing:

    God be merciful to me,
    On Thy grace I rest my plea;
    Plenteous in compassion Thou,
    Blot out my transgressions now.

Read: Psalm 51
Psalter versification: 140:1

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 66
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Genesis 50; Exodus 1; Exodus 2:1-10
Matthew 16:13-28; Matthew 17:1-9
Psalm 21:1-13
Proverbs 5:1-6

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Quote for Reflection:

“Saving faith is not a native product of the human heart, but is a spiritual grace communicated from on High. "It is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8).  It is "of the operation of God" (Col. 2:12). It is by "the power of God" (1 Cor. 2:5) …(But) there is no such thing as a saving faith in Christ where there is no real love for Him, and by "real love," we mean a love which is evidenced by obedience. Christ acknowledges none to be His friends save those who do whatsoever He commands them (John 15:14). As unbelief is a species of rebellion, so saving faith is a complete subjection to God: hence we read of "faith obedience" (Rom. 16:26). Saving faith is to the soul what health is to the body: it is a mighty principle of operation, full of life, ever working, bringing forth fruit after its own kind.”   -Arthur Pink


January 26

A THOROUGH CLEANSING NEEDED
Psalm 51:2,3

To judge that David's sins of adultery and murder were heinous sins is certainly correct, but Scripture does not want us to stop there. David himself wholeheartedly declares in one of our versifications of Psalm 51:

    O wash me wholly from my guilt
    And make me clean within,
    For my transgressions I confess,
    I ever see my sin.

The words as David wrote them are, "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.  For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me" Psalm 51:2,3.

It ought to be noted then that not even once does David in this Psalm cry out for escape from the punishment he deserves. The desire for this is certainly implied in his cry for mercy. But the emphasis throughout the Psalm is on the sin, not upon the punishment called for by his sin. There is no spiritual value in a mere desire to escape punishment. All sinners want that, and if this is all that we want, there will be no mercy for us. We must, as the versification expresses it, want to be made clean within. We must want sinful thoughts and desires washed out of our souls. Note that David confesses that his sin is ever before him. His sin bothers him; and from it he wants to be set free.

How is that in your life? A prayer for nothing more than escape from punishment will not be heard or fulfilled. There must be a sincere desire to be set free from the power as well as from the punishment of sin. David sets a beautiful example for us here in this Psalm. Yes, the David who committed such heinous sins, also sets a good example afterward.

Follow then in David's footsteps which are presented here. Pray for a thorough cleansing from sin in every aspect of it.  It must all be there, if we are to be assured that the cross of God's Son blotted out all our guilt and that His Spirit will set us free from the power of sin. He brought salvation for the body, but also for the soul. He saves us to the uttermost.

Read: Hebrews 9
Psalter versification: 143:1

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 126
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Exodus 2:11-25; Exodus 3:1-22
Matthew 17:10-27
Psalm 22:1-18
Proverbs 5:7-14

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Quote for Reflection:

         … there are various burdens which delay and impede our spiritual course, such as the love of this present life, the pleasures of the world, the lusts of the flesh, worldly cares, riches also and honors, and other things of this kind. Whosoever, then, would run in the course prescribed by Christ, must first disentangle himself from all these impediments, for we are already of ourselves more tardy than we ought to be, so no other causes of delay should be added.         - John Calvin


January 27

THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Psalm 51:4
 

When David in Psalm 51:4 confessed, "Against Thee Thee only, have I sinned, and done evil in Thy sight," he was not forgetting the sin which he had committed when he killed Uriah, after defiling the man's wife. No, he was getting at the heart of the matter. And we do well to bear in mind that we so often and quickly forget our sins and minimize them.

We disobey the authorities, entertain thoughts of hatred, covet the neighbor's goods, and forget that in breaking the second table of the law we broke the first table as well. We are inclined to behave as though all we need to do is to say to the neighbor, "Against thee, thee only have I sinned." Such is always the case with the unbeliever, when he pleads guilty in court. He admits only of doing evil to his neighbor. But sin in every form is sin against God; and to God we ought to sing:

We really do not see our sins unless we see them as hatred against God. Whenever we sin, and regardless of how we sin, we always have another God instead of Jehovah. Regardless of which of the last nine commandments we break, it is because we are already breaking the first commandment. For our flesh has become our god, and we do its bidding, even though to do so is rebellion against the one true God.

We must not overlook or minimize our sins against our neighbor. To do that is to add to our sin. But we must get to the heart of the matter and in sincere humility before God confess that we have sinned against Him.

A true confession of sin agrees with God, and with David says that when God judges our deeds, His judgment is right. A sincere confession declares that only God's will must be obeyed. Our flesh must be put down. If only God's will counts and is heeded by us, we will not sin against the neighbor. As Jesus said, the great commandment is that we love God. If we love Him, we will also love the neighbor for His sake. Do you?

Read: I John 1
Psalter versification: 143:2

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 384
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Exodus 4; Exodus 5:1-21
Matthew 18:1-20
Psalm 22:19-31
Proverbs 5:15-21

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Quote for Reflection:

“Alas, in these degenerate times, few have any idea that saving faith is a miraculous thing. Instead, it is now almost universally supposed that saving faith is nothing more than an act of the human will, which any man is capable of performing: all that is needed is to bring before a sinner a few verses of Scripture which describe his lost condition, one or two which contain the word "believe," and then a little persuasion for him to "accept Christ," and the thing is done. …O my reader, be not deceived on this vital matter: to mortify the lusts of the flesh, to be crucified unto the world, to overcome the Devil, to die daily unto sin, and live unto righteousness, to be meek and lowly in heart, trustful and obedient, pious and patient, faithful and uncompromising, loving and gentle; in a word, to be a Christian, to be Christ-like, is a task far, far beyond the poor resources of fallen human nature.” -Arthur Pink


January 28

WHITER THAN SNOW
Psalm 51:7

Conceived and born in sin we are blacker than coal. And David had just confessed that God had to put truth in his inward parts, because he was born without it. But now in Psalm 51:7 he speaks of the tremendous change from being blacker than coal to becoming whiter than snow. He writes, "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

Now snow is the whitest of all earthly creatures. How then can David pray to be whiter than snow? Very simply: The blood and Spirit of Christ raises us to a higher spiritual level than Adam and Eve enjoyed when they came forth from the hand of God. Snow has earthly whiteness. The blood of Christ brings heavenly whiteness and purity. In other words, to be whiter than snow means that although Adam and Eve had a righteousness that was perfect, they could fall into sin and did. We are going to have the righteousness of Christ, which is a righteousness that is perfect and can never be lost. Wonderful as it would be to be like righteous Adam and Eve, it is far more wonderful to be like Christ.

Now God must wash us and does wash us by the blood of Christ, and David's words point to that cross. For he speaks of hyssop, a twig of which was used to sprinkle the blood on the doorposts before Israel left Egypt and Pharaoh's clutches. So we by the blood of Christ escape the hold of Satan upon us. That cross we should have in mind when we sing:

    Thou alone my Savior art,
    Teach Thy wisdom to my heart;
    Make me pure, Thy grace bestow
    Wash me whiter than the snow.

What a blessing then flows forth from that cross of Christ! And what a love of God David speaks of and seeks, when he prays to be so clean that he can never sin again. David's adultery and murder were terrible sins which he now sees as God sees them. But he is not simply interested in being delivered from their guilt. He wants every single sin removed and wants to be like Christ, so that never in any way does he sin again.

Do you want that, and is this your prayer? You may not pray for anything less.

Read: Isaiah 1:1-18
Psalter versification: 140:3

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 15
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Exodus 5:22-23; Exodus 6; Exodus 7:1-25
Matthew 18:21-35; Matthew 19:1-12
Psalm 23:1-6
Proverbs 5:22-23

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Quote for Reflection:

   … The Devil's Work: "Nowhere perhaps is the devil so active as in a congregation of Gospel-hearers. ... From him come wandering thoughts and roving imaginations -- listless minds and dull memories -- sleepy eyes and fidgety nerves, weary ears and distracted attention. In all these things Satan has a great hand. People wonder where they come from, and marvel how it is that they find sermons so dull, and remember them so badly! They forget the parable of the sower. They forget the devil."  - J.C. Ryle


January 29

AN AWESOME EXPLANATION
Psalm 51:5

Although it is certainly true that we learn how to commit new sins, and children learn to sin by what they see and hear — especially on TV — the fact that we sin has a far deeper explanation. David gives us that explanation in Psalm 51:5 when he writes, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." Or as the versification has it:

    Behold, in evil I was formed,
    And I was born in sin
    But Thou wilt make me wise in heart,
    Thou seekest truth within.

Here we have the awesome reason why we have such a multitude of sins and need a multitude of mercy to have our sins forgiven.

No, David is not blaming his mother or father.  He is explaining why every man, woman, and child with an earthly father is a sinner. The awesome fact is that no one has been born without sin except the Son of God Who came by a virgin birth. Adam and Eve were created righteous, but from Cain onward each child came into this world with a heart that hated God. God's truth was not in his inward parts. That is why David says that God will have to make us wise in heart with truth in our inward parts. We do not come into this world with it. All are born totally depraved.

Now, David is not trying to defend himself by this reason for his sin. He is confessing the deep-seated reason why he is so sinful in order to accentuate the truth that all of our salvation comes from God, and why our only hope of salvation is God's mercy in Christ. Still more, he gets to the very heart of the matter. God must not merely work upon our hands and feet, our eyes and ears, and bridle our tongues. We must have heart surgery. Truth must be implanted in our hearts; and then eyes, ears, hands, and the like will perform works of righteousness.

Here is a humility that must be found in us. There is no room for us to boast. A corrupt seed always brings forth a corrupt plant. The seed of a weed never brings forth wheat. How necessary then that God's Son comes by way of a virgin birth! And how important that He must come into the depth of our being to free us from sin.

Read: Job 14
Psalter versification: 143:2

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 388
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Exodus 8; Exodus 9:1-35
Matthew 19:13-30
Psalm 24:1-10
Proverbs 6:1-5

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Quote for Reflection:

   … The Christian life is not a thing of passive luxuriation, but of active "fighting the good fight of faith!" The Christian is not called to lie down on flowery beds of ease, but to run a race, and athletics are strenuous, demanding self-sacrifice, hard training, the putting forth of every ounce of energy possessed. I am afraid that in this work-hating and pleasure-loving age, we do not keep this aspect of the truth sufficiently before us: we take things too placidly and lazily.    - Arthur Pink


January 30

JOY AND GLADNESS RESTORED
Psalm 51:8-10

What would it take to bring you joy and gladness today? What work of God above all would make you sing? Would it be this:

    Blot out all my iniquity,
    And hide my sins from view;
    Create in me a spirit right,
    O God my heart renew.

What God takes away from us can be very much more important than some of the things which He gives us. At other times what He gives us can be far more important than what He takes away from us. When, He takes away our guilt, all the miseries, pains, and even death that He gives us cannot keep us from endless, heavenly joys Christ prepared for us. When He gives us a clean heart and a right spirit, that is, one that delights in righteousness, then all that which He takes away from us, be it even all our earthly goods, and this present life, will serve to bring us where we will have treasures that never fade, and where we will forever be satisfied.

David was crushed by the knowledge of his sin, when God through the prophet Nathan rebuked him. Figuratively, not literally, his bones were broken, and he could not sing. Therefore in Psalm 51:8-10 he cried, "Make me to hear joy and gladness; that  the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot oat all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."

He prays that God will take away his guilt, but also that God will give him a life that loves righteousness and holiness.

Thus when you pray, be sure that you pray not only for forgiveness of the sins of the day, but also for strength to do what is pleasing in God's sight. Be concerned about the punishment and desire its removal; but he deeply interested in walking in a sinless way to be pleasing in God's sight.

Search your soul. Does your guilt and love of evil crush you? Cr do you need a Nathan to point it out to you? You must see and hate it, if your joy and gladness is to be restored. And that hatred of sin reveals that you are the object of God's love, and that He has begun salvation in you.

Read: Isaiah 61
Psalter versification: 143:2

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 150
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:
Exodus 10; Exodus 11; Exodus 12:1-13
Matthew 20:1-28
Psalm 25:1-15
Proverbs 6:6-11

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Quote for Reflection:

   … Peace with God is opposed to the dead security of the flesh, and for this reason, — because the first thing is, that every one should become awakened as to the account he must render of his life; and no one can stand boldly before God, but he who relies on a gratuitous reconciliation; for as long as he is God, all must otherwise tremble and be confounded. And this is the strongest of proofs, that our opponents do nothing but prate to no purpose, when they ascribe righteousness to works; for this conclusion of Paul is derived from this fact, — that miserable souls always tremble, except they repose on the grace of Christ. - John Calvin


January 31

LIPS OF PRAISE
Psalm 51:14

 

To pray for something is to ask for a gift. Therefore when we pray to God, we do not try to bargain with Him. That is not praying. Praying is throwing ourselves completely upon God's mercy and grace.  It contains no promises whereby we try to induce Him to give us what we seek. God does have a heavenly storehouse full of blessings; but God does not run a store. He does not exchange blessings for works of men.

When David in Psalm 51:14 writes, "Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness," he is not bargaining with God, offering Him praise, if He will only take away His guilt. For note that this very prayer is full of praise. He calls God the God of his salvation. He already speaks of God's righteousness. And in the next verse he adds, "O Lord, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.'' It is not something he is going to do for God, if he is saved. God will have to give him the desire and ability to sing His praises. No, David's reason for speaking of praising God, if his bloodguiltiness is removed, is that to give thanks unto God, there must be a reason. And in this instance it is not only that the guilt of murder is taken away, but that the desire to walk in sin has been removed by God. Doing this God will open our lips and cause us to praise His name.

And what an abundant reason we have to praise God, as we live on this side of the cross of Christ. There is the undeniable evidence of the blotting out of all of our sins. Ought we not then be very busy singing of His love, of His wisdom and power, of His righteousness and faithfulness to His promises? As David sang, so should we in the versification:

    Savior all my guilt remove,
    And my tongue shall sing Thy love:
    Touch my silent lips, O Lord,
    And my mouth shall praise accord.

By nature our lips are closed. Or far worse, they utter folly and evil. But God opens the lips of His people. And to be sure we are His children, we must find that praise on our lips every day.

Read: Psalm 98
Psalter versification: 143:3

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Song for Meditation: Psalter number 349
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Through the Bible in One Year
Read today:

Exodus 12:14-51; Exodus 13:1-16
Matthew 20:29-34; Matthew 21:1-22
Psalm 25:16-22
Proverbs 6:12-15

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Quote for Reflection:

     … it is exactly those Christians that are spiritually most sensitive and that have advanced farthest on the way of sanctification that will most deeply bemoan their imperfect state, and confess that they have but a small beginning of the new obedience.       – Herman Hoeksema


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