My Heart, My Mouth

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19


Two important thoughts in this verse. The Bible teaches us that our mouth and our thoughts are connected. What's on the inside is going to come out. The heart overflows out of the mouth. My mouth is like a waterfall of what is going on inside of me.


Our words are to be pleasing to God. Think about that. This thought is hard for my brain to wrap around because my mouth runs all day long and as a result there are many words flowing out of me. Are my words pleasing to God?


Think of all the words that come out of your mouth everyday. Are those words pleasing to God? Lots of the things I say aren't even pleasing to me, so I can't imagine how God feels about them... I think, if we truly considered this verse, much of our vocabulary would change.

...the meditation of my heart
What consumes my thoughts throughout the day? Do those thoughts please God? What do I think about others, those I hang out with with, live next door to, in my own home? Meditation is more than just a passing thought. Meditation is dwelling on a thought. Someone hurts my feelings or offends me and then that is all I think about. Then soon I have bitterness as a result of the meditation of my heart. That bitterness will eventually flow out of my mouth.


Why not think about those things that please God? Why not meditate on a scripture verse or on a Biblical principle that God is teaching me? What am I meditating on right now, today?


What a finish to a chapter, "my Rock and my Redeemer". Why not meditate on this verse a while? Is God my Rock? Is Christ my Redeemer?