According to scriptures David was a man after God’s own heart. (1 Sam. 13:14) If you ever wondered why, perhaps this verse will help you understand. David writes this prayer to his God, his Savior.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Jehovah, my rock and my Redeemer. (Ps. TIB)
We all try to impress others with our words: employers, co-workers, congregations, family and friends. We use our words to achieve things of both noble and selfish purposes. But how often do we want to please God with our words? Sure, there are words we know He doesn’t approve of that many of us try to avoid: swearing, gossiping, derogatory remarks, etc, but what about the rest of our conversation? Are we trying to please Him with the words from our mouths, or do we not even consider it? I have to admit more to the latter. L
If that isn’t enough, David also wants to please God with what he thinks about- “the meditation of my heart”. Again, many of us try to avoid those really bad thoughts because of course there are levels of badness (insert rolling eyes), but again, do we yearn for our thoughts to please God? And of course, we base what pleases God on our own estimation of our words and thoughts, but David is concerned for what pleases God in God’s eyes.
We all know David sinned several times which were exposed in the Bible, but in his heart he really wanted God to be pleased with all of his being including his words and thoughts. He prayed to this end and he strove towards it. Knowing that, is it any wonder God said what He did about David?
Here’s a thought to ponder. If God wrote a sentence about you, what would it say?