Psalm 19 - Evening Sermon

Psalm 19 (American Standard Version)

Psalm 19
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.

6 His going forth is from the end of the heavens, And his circuit unto the ends of it; And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul: The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever: The ordinances of Jehovah are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.

12 Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults.

13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

short synopsis:
Verses 1-6 describe how the creation SPEAKS of the glories of God, and testifies to man of God's power and wisdom, transcending all languages and peoples.

Verses 7-11 David uses synonyms to describe the law: perfect, sure, right, pure,clean, and true - then lists the effects that the law has on God's people:
restoring the soul, making wise the simple, rejoicing the heart, enlightening the eyes, enduring forever, and righteous altogether.

Verses 12-14 Because of this: we should desire the law of God more than anything!
The law of God opens our hearts, we see our sin in full light of the gospel, are drawn to God in repentance. The Law of God converted King David's very soul.

To the believer, the law of God brings life. To unbelievers, it brings death.

Which are you?

9/11 Never Forget

Excerpts from President George W. Bush's speech to congress on 9/20/2001

Read in full here: http://www.september11news.com/PresidentBushSpeech.htm

"Tonight, we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done."

"On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country. Americans have known wars, but for the past 136 years they have been wars on foreign soil, except for one Sunday in 1941. Americans have known the casualties of war, but not at the center of a great city on a peaceful morning."

Americans are asking, "Why do they hate us?"
They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government.Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, ourfreedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.


"From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime. Our nation has been put on notice. We're not immune from attack. We will take defensive measures against terrorism to protect Americans."

"We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith."

"And finally, please continue praying for the victims of terror and their families, for those in uniform and for our great country. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead."

"I will not forget the wound to our country and those who inflicted it. I will not yield, I will not rest, I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people."


God Bless America~ and never forget 9/11

Here is another excellent link: http://www.libertylive.org/blog_main/post.php?post_id=1592