Psalm 19- Skeleton Key

A skeleton key has been reduced down to its essential parts in order to bypass the wards or the obstructions in the lock that prevent a locked door from opening. Psalm 19 contains a series of things we long to obtain. Revival of our soul, joy to the heart, light to the eyes, purity, worth, sweetness and so on. We can try to maneuver past the wards of life to obtain these things but we always seem locked out of truly obtaining them. Someone is always smarter, prettier, more successful. You buy something to make you happy but it never brings soul reviving joy. What is precious is taken or looses value. Even your family, friend and church may let you down. But God Himself is the key, the skeleton key, that bypasses all the obstacles and efforts to obtain real satisfaction and worth in life. The way to know Him and His glory is revealed through His written word, the Bible, and the majestic display of His created nature. Using these two tools, how can you experience and worship Him today?

Psalm 19 Questions -

1. Get out doors. Use your senses to experience the creation God has made for you to know Him more through and to enjoy. Touch it, smell it, get up close to it. Go, right now. Leave the computer and go outdoors. I will wait for you to come back. Okay, good job, now go show your kids.

2. Read Romans 1:19-20. Will everyone really be held accountable to God even if they weren't ever verbally told about God and his gift of salvation through his son Jesus? What are you doing to spread the Word of God to the nations? Do you see this verse as a motivating reason to spread the Gospel or a good excuse not to bother?

3. Do you find God's rules and law freeing or binding?

4. Does your soul need revival? Do you long for joy because nothing makes you happy for long? Does the world seem dark and confusing? Are you unsure how to live your life today? Does the world seem impure? Does everyone let you down? Does life seem too ordinary? Do you long for something precious? Is life too bitter, do you long for something sweet? Do you have regret? Do you want the key to obtaining a great reward? All the answers and solutions are in God's law.

5. Verse 13 is a great daily preventative prayer. If you prayed for more protection do you think you would need to pray for forgiveness less?

6. Are your words and meditations pleasing to His sight?

7. How is God your Lord, Your Rock, Your Redeemer?