“Let the words of my mouth and
MEDITATION of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock, and my
Redeemer” – Psalm 20:14
Something I previously missed when
reading this verse is the fact that the word “meditation” is singular, it
points out that our hearts have a consistent beat to them; an underlying theme
amidst the chaos of feelings. The meditation we choose sets the stage for our
lifestyle. Are we deciding to let our heart’s meditation be on God or self?
This
Greek word for “meditation” means, “resounding music”. Our adoration for God
should be so loud that it drowns out the rest of our thoughts, leaving an
undistracted devotion for Him alone. What a beautiful picture! God does
not ask to be honored in the many ponderings of our hearts. Rather, He desires
to be the only meditation in our being.
“O God, You are MY God; I shall
seek You earnestly; My soul THIRSTS for You, my flesh YEARNS for You, in a dry
and weary land where there is no water” - Psalm 63:1
My taste buds have already become
too use to the world’s “water” and the energy I have spent seeking it has
greatly diminished the effort going towards thirsting for God. It’s time to “taste
and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8), that my soul will thirst and my
flesh will yearn for God and my heart will never seek or meditate upon this dry
and weary land again!
John Tayler said, “A pure heart is
one to which all that is not of God is strange and jarring”. Let us, my
friends, make God our single meditation that everything else seems strange and
jarring!
