"Prepare Thine Heart"

Psalms Thirty Two [A Psalm of David, Maschil.] If you have come here today considering giving your heart to the Lord, then today must be your day! That is what I was awoken to this morning, as it flashed within my mind; over and over it played out loud, as if I was behind the pulpit beginning to give a message, but opening with the announcement  concerning New Life. As I believe I mentioned yesterday, this Psalm is a psalm of instruction by David; meaning that it is meant for us to consider what is being said, and then apply what is being said to our lives; just as you would follow the directions on any medication you might be trying to take, and want good results in taking them, you must follow the instructions on the label. The interesting word at the end of this introduction is a word that occurs 13 times in the Hebrew concordance, beginning with this Psalm and ending with Psalms 142, it appears only within the introductions, and it has a very powerful meaning, that is if it's meaning is fulfilled. The general meaning that it puts forth is that of 'contemplation'; and in the context of this Psalm, contemplation is the result of accepting Jesus Christ into your heart as your Lord and Saviour! It is not the same word as considering; do not confuse the two; because one is leading up to the decision to go forward, while the other is the product of the result; because contemplation is the ability to see God, or to have an understanding of God, and no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again! (John 3:3) Therefore, if it is God that you are wanting to see, then that requires surrendering your life to Jesus Christ and asking Him to come into heart! Admitting that you are a sinner, that you believe that He died for your sins, and then asking for forgiveness of your sins! And then experience the New Life in Christ! As your eyes are opened to the things of God, you have been set free from the bondage of sin and death, and have been given eternal life in Jesus Christ; now you can seriously enjoy 'contemplation', and you can contemplate God; understanding who He is, and fully appreciating all that He has done for you! With rational thought one uses logic to understand as they contemplate physical concepts; but God defies logic, in that because you were in darkness, there was no contemplation of God, because God is Light; and it is only the Light of God that can bring you to an understanding of who God is; after which, you will clearly see and be able to contemplate His glorious truth for yourself. There is an unrelated Greek word that comes close to defining how this 'contemplation' works, and it is the word 'synerchomai ', which means "to come together", as in, to become one; which is precisely what happens when you ask Jesus to come into your heart: you go from being separated from God, to being reunited with God; which means, then you become One with God; seeing the kingdom of God is now possible for you, because you are now part of that kingdom; and now we can proceed with instruction that will actually mean something..."This then is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we walk in the Light, as He is in the Light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us." (1 John 1:5-10)