Sacred Songs - Psalm 19

Written By Office Admin

Series: Sacred Songs

Speaker: Lead Pastor Dustin Aguilar

Scriptures: Psalm 19 | Romans 1:19–20 | Proverbs 3:12

What We Believe:

  • Psalm 19 is a beautiful piece of poetry with three main sections: the testimony of creation, the testimony of God, and the testimony of David.

  • The Testimony of Creation — Psalm 19:1–6

    • David probably spent a lot of time gazing up at the sky, which declares God’s glory. It is the handiwork of an awesome Creator.

    • See also Romans 1:19-20. Creation reveals God’s “power and divine nature.”

    • Nature is powerful, but unknowing, uncaring, and oppressive. 

  • The Testimony of God — Psalm 19:7–11

    • God makes Himself known through the giving of the Law. 

    • The Law has many wonderful benefits.

      • It gives life to the soul.

      • It’s good for the mind and heart.

      • It’s sweet like honey and rewards you.

      • It keeps you safe.

    • God is not like the ancient pagan deities that required child sacrifice. He is above all gods and creation.

    • As His children, we are to be set apart by keeping the Law. 

    • Yet it is impossible to keep the Law perfectly.

      • So God sent Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins on the cross.

      • And now His children are indwelt with the Spirit of God and sent to the Ends of the Earth to set people free from the slavery of other gods.

    • Though it is human nature to resist the Law, lawlessness does not equal loving. The Law actually reveals that we serve a very personal God. Proverbs 3:12 says, “For the LORD reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.”

    • God’s laws are loving, and His precepts make him personal.

  • The Testimony of David — Psalm 19:12–14

    • Similarly, conviction of sins is God’s kindness to us.

    • Hidden Faults – You are guilty, but you cannot see your own sins.

    • Presumptuous Sins – You know your deeds are sinful, but you do them anyway. 

    • We cannot control much in life, but we can choose to have humility towards our hidden faults and obvious sins.

How to Obey:

  • Give people the right to speak into your life to reveal hidden sins.

  • Take responsibility for your presumptuous sins.

How to Walk Intimately With God:

  • Acknowledge that conviction is good.

  • Accept the invitation to intimacy with God by confessing sins.

  • Make things right with others and the Law to be set free.

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