Psalm 51:6 KJV Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
I use the KJV this morning because it stays very close to the Hebrew text David points out that the LORD desires truth in the inward parts. Inward parts in Hebrew being ṭûchâh as in being covered, or figuratively (as used here) the inmost thought. So the LORD wants truth at the core of our very being, at our very center He wants truth. Have you ever been driving down the road, let's say you are making a trip back home, or over to a friends in a different town, maybe your commute home takes you along the same route day in and day out. Have you ever looked around and thought wait a minute, how did I get here. I don't remember covering this much distance. You see, while the outward you has held true to driving, the inner most you has been far away from the car. It has been off going over the days events, planning for tomorrow, the weekend, the trip you want to take…..inside you have been lost, but to anyone who passed you, you would look like you knew exactly what you were doing. It is a very dangerous moment in time, while you are driving, and our lives are no different.
God wants the very same thing from us that the DMV wants from us when we are driving. Our complete attention. That starts form the inside and radiates out. It is very easy to go through life as a quiet Christian. You know what I am talking about, they go to church, they make it to Bible study, they support the Church, but that is all going on, on the outside. Inside they are as far away as possible, worried about their status in the Church, worried about their clothes, preoccupied with events after the event… maybe even worried about if they are doing a good enough job, and putting on a good enough show. They are road hypnotized on the highway of life. Look what David reveals to us in the second part, in the hidden parts you shall make me to know wisdom. If you want to become wise in the Lord, you have to start with the inside and work outward. If you want to know God, you must first know yourself. You have to be honest, you have to do some housekeeping of the soul. When you make room, and let the truth flourish in your heart, then the Lord will flood you with the wisdom you are so thirsty for. If you want to be a better driver, you must first learn to stay alert at all times, and keep your body, and your mind synced together. If you want to find the wisdom of the Lord, you have to be truthful form the inside out, so that your soul is synced with your body. From truth flows wisdom, from wisdom, flows love, and from true, wise, love, God is unstoppable.
God Bless,
Brian Thetford
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