June 22, 2008 - God's Revelation

Meditation on Psalm 19

This great psalm shows us three aspects of the revelation of God. God is interested to reveal Himself to us. He reveals His Word to us through three channels:

1. He communicates to us His glory and work through His creation. (v. 1-6)

2. He has also communicated to us through a special revelation- His Son which is indicated by the Sun who comes out like a Bridegroom. (v.5 cf. Malachi 4:2, Luke 1:78, and Matthew 9:15)

3. God has revealed Himself to us through His written word, the Scriptures. (v. 7-9)

The final part of this psalm tells us the absolute value and effect of God's revelation in our lives. (v. 10-15)

The first time I felt deeply that there was God was the time when I was a young boy vacationing on the hill top of a very small island with my parents. At night as I looked up the sky to see the vast numbers of star and the Milky Way, hearing the sound of the tide beating on the sand, I could not help but think of the greatness of the universe and the smallness of man. I was convinced that there must be a creator God. Furthermore, today many scientists prove to us that there must be a designer for our expanding universe. The psalmist is right, "The heavens declare the glory of God." (v. 1 NIV)

The psalmist also proclaims that the Word of God has tremendous effects upon those who read it. One of the effects is that the reader would be convicted of his own sin. May we be like David who would confess his own sins and prayed for God's cleansing and acceptance.