If I’ve not made mention already, at the beginning of the year I discerned for myself that the theme for this period of my life (trying to not use the word season here 
) is the verse:
Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105, NKJV)
Now I know I’m not up to that Psalm yet (although I very well may have been had I stuck through this journey from day one), but I’m sure mention of my theme from the beginning of the year precludes the present. Anyway something else that God has been speaking to me a lot about recently is the issue of control. These two ideas are married in this Psalm, making it once again highly appropriate for me.
Aside: I’m just consistently amazed at how timely the truth I garner from these Psalms are despite not following the strict schedule of a Psalm a day. I guess God certainly has His ways.
Back to it.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”6 The words of the LORD are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
7 You shall keep them, O LORD,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.(NKJV)
Take note I disregarded verse 5, simply because it’s presence there or not makes no difference for the purpose of this post.
Initially, what caught my attention in this psalm was the idea that God’s words are pure. And it just simply reminded me of my theme for the year, that once again I should fine tune my ears to the frequency of God’s spoken word. Heck, I’m even coveting the opportunity to actually hear God audbily with a clarity bar none.
And then I re-read the psalm again, and verses 3 and 4 made so much sense in the context of verse 6. Here the psalmist warns against those who exercises the power of words inappropriately. And I for one, know far too well this power, especially since I believe God has gifted me with the ability to discern and eloquently craft words together. Once again I do not doubt the free-will aspect admist it all, we have been granted the freedom and authority to do what we desire and how we want to do it. But like the psalmist cautions, the consequences for such deviation are dangerous to say the least.
Then how?
Render control of my words to Him, His words which are pure, that last through the generations. Let God be upon my lips, in all that I say. Because ultimately, my lips and my tongue are not my own, it is Him who gave them to me, formed it out of dust and breath life into it. And for that I want my own words to reflect that pure vitality that can only come from Him alone.
Thinking about it, if I render all my words to God, my entire tongue and lips, and allow Him to take control, what comes forth will be His audible voice.
