Unto thee, O Lord,
do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me
not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea,
let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress
without cause. 4 Shew me thy
ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead
me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day. –Psalm 25:1-5 (KJV)
The heart of Psalm 25 is the desire for the truth
of God to reign in the heart. We as humans will sometimes struggle
with holding to the truth. Consider that we do not have to teach
a child to lie. This seems to come naturally. Ask a child
if he ate the chocolate chip cookie he wasn’t supposed to have. Many
a child will say no, even though there is chocolate all over his mouth.
Not telling the truth seems more natural to us than telling the truth.
David’s desire was to have God’s truth in his heart at all times.
The way we accomplish this is to have the Holy Spirit residing in our
hearts
What a blessing we have as Christians. We have
the Holy Spirit abiding within us. In the days before the grace
of God in Christ entered the world the people of God, who were under
the law, had to strive to live up to God’s holy standards. When
they failed, which they often did, they feared of having the Holy Spirit
taken from them. Psalm 51:10 says, “Create in me a clean heart
oh God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not from thy
presence oh Lord, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. But restore
unto me the joy of thy salvation.” God gave the Holy Spirit, He moved
in the heart of the believer, yet the Spirit did not indwell (abide)
with believers. Today, thanks to the redemptive work of Christ
on the cross, the Holy Spirit has come to abide. Abide means to
remain with us, live with us, and stay with us forever.
In God our fears are overcome. We can walk
forward in faith. David had very real enemies; there were dangerous
men that wanted him dead. Consider how hurtful this was for David
to have a man he had thought of as a father turn on him and want him
dead. This was what happened with King Saul. He and David
had a relationship much like a father and son. Unfortunately,
dark forces overcame Saul and he gave into them. He became jealous
of David to the point of seeking his life. On two occasions, David
could have killed Saul, but he refused to do so because he would not
lift a hand against a man whom the Lord had anointed.
We do well to desire such integrity. The Lord
honors lives devoted to Him and lived in faithfulness. So, you
think this impossible? In our strength, it is. However,
remember with God all things are possible. God blesses a close,
daily walk with the him.
God bless you today.
