The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
WEEK 9
ADORING GOD FOR HIS CREATION
AND HIS WORD
PSALM 19:1-14
The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech, And night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; Their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their utterances to the end of the world. In them He has placed a tent for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course. Its rising is from one end of the heavens, And its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the LORD are true; they are righteous
altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults. Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule over me; Then I will be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
O FATHER, the heavens speak clearly of Your incomprehensible glory,
and their expanse declares repeatedly the work of Your hands: "Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge" of You, our awesome Creator—
and this is speech that everyone can understand. The sun moves under Your direction in a vast circuit. Your glory is on display throughout our solar system and beyond,
from one end of the heavens to the other. We are in awe of Your incomprehensible power.
And yet even more wonderful to us than Your glorious creation
is the revelation of Yourself in Scripture:
Your law, testimony, precepts, commandments, and judgments, all of which are perfect, sure, right, pure, clean, and true.
Your Word converts the soul, makes us wise,
brings us joy, enlightens us, and produces righteousness in us. We therefore desire Your Word more than
gold, finding it sweeter than honey.
Precious heavenly Father, all our delight is in You. The deepest longing of our hearts is to see and to celebrate Your glory. We will not be truly satisfied
until we behold Your face in righteousness.1
That is why we now pour out our love and worship to You in prayer.
We trust in Your promises, rejoice in Your faithfulness, glory in Your goodness, hope in Your Word, believe in Your Son, and rest in Your grace.
Thank You for enabling us to rest in full assurance. We know that past, present, and future are all in Your care. We joyfully confess that Your plan is best,
Your commandments are just, Your wisdom is flawless, Your power is supreme, and all Your ways are perfect. You are full of lovingkindness, merciful, holy, upright, and gracious —
the fountain of all that is truly good. We yield to You as our King and our Redeemer,
asking that Your will be done in us.
Give us hearts that trust without sighing or complaining
about what Your providence brings into our lives. Shower us with mercy and grace, as You always do,
and may we live in constant gratitude. Whenever we sin and act in a rebellious way,
help us to recognize our folly quickly and repent. Then take away our mournful sorrow and
emblazon our hearts with gladness. Fill our hearts with holy songs of praise. Restore us that we might be beacons of Your grace. We come to worship You, Father, relying on Your forgiveness and power
that we might enter Your presence and be welcomed as true worshipers.2
We come in the name of our Savior. Amen.
1. Psalm 17:15 2. John 4:23-24