Words that Speak Truth Psalms 19:14

David “ A Man after God’s Own Heart”

Prayer

Grant, each individual here to, Lord God with a vision of the world where peace is built on justice and love. Give us the courage to work towards this vision for ourselves our community and all of your creation. Almighty and eternal God, may your grace en kindle in all mankind a love and compassion for all colors of race. Lord, God we realize for many unfortunate people whom poverty and misery reduce to a condition of life unworthy of human beings. We ask that you Arouse in the hearts of those who call you Father, a hunger and thirst for social justice and for fraternal charity in deeds and in truth. Grant, O Lord, peace in our days, peace to souls, peace to our community and peace among nations and Leaders. Amen

Our overall themes comes from the person who was referred to as “ A man after God’s own heart” . David made a deceleration to be honest and tell the truth. David began his declaration prayer in psalms 19 and concluded with a prayer in psalms 139.

The title of our series comes from 1 Samuel 13:13-14 “And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.””

7 reasons David’s Nickname is called this

David’s faith, David’s trust, David’s Love, David’s Humility, David’s Integrity, David’s forgiveness, David’s worship

Prayer for cleansing 19:12–14. Contemplation of the holy Law led David to pray for complete cleansing so that he could live an upright (blameless) and acceptable life before God, his Rock (cf. 18:2, 31, 46) and Redeemer. (On the psalmist’s request that his meditation be pleasing to God; cf. 104:34.) He prayed that he would be forgiven for hidden faults and preserved from sinning willfully. For sins committed in ignorance, the Law provided atonement; but for willful sins, sins committed with a high hand, there was no ceremonial prescription, though forgiveness was still available if the person repented and confessed (cf. Ps. 51). Have mercy on me,1 O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!Therefore he needed the perfect Law and God’s enabling to restrain him from such sins.

Psalms 19:14 “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”

Honesty is the foundation to healing, We love to self medicate ourselves, because we are ashamed of the embarrassment it may cause.

David prays for the gracious acceptance of his prayer, in which the heart and mouth unite, based upon the faithfulness of God, which is firm as a rock, and His redemptive Love.”—Be acceptable.— Prayer to God is the sacrifice of the heart, and of the lips.

I peter 1:22-24 “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls,”

If you can’t be honest to yourself, then your no good to anyone else

John 8:31-36 “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

Heavens Knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter's poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson.

She made Coretha stand at a busy Oklahoma City intersection Nov. 4 with a cardboard sign that read: "I don't do my homework and I act up in school, so my parents are preparing me for my future. Will work for food."In fact, Henderson has seen a turnaround in her daughter's behavior in the past week and a half.Tasha Henderson said her daughter's attendance has been perfect and her behavior has been better since the incident.

Coretha, a soft-spoken girl, acknowledged the punishment was humiliating but said it got her attention. "I won't talk back," she said quietly, hanging her head.

She already has been forced by her parents to give up basketball and track because of slipping grades, and said she hopes to improve in school so she can play next year.

“The day we see the truth and cease to speak is the day we begin to die”. Dr. King

Psalm 139:23–24 (ESV)

Search me, O God, and know my heart!

Try me and know my thoughts!

And see if there be any grievous way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting!

This is the prayer that we are wanting to asked God everyday of our lives. It’s what gives us validity in who our God is to others. and surely to ourselves.