Acceptable in the Lord's Sight
Click here to listen to this sermon. “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer” (Psalm 19:14). Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! You don’t have to look very far to know if there’s a God or not. Our psalmist begins: “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” Part of it is common sense: where there’s creation, there’s a creator. This pulpit didn’t spontaneously appear or construct: someone with a talent for woodworking put it together. Likewise, the heavens aren’t a random occurrence: where creation, there creator. Someone had to be around to make it. So at the very least, the heavens testify that there’s a god out there somewhere. So the heavens declare the glory of God, proclaiming vastness, beauty, power, and order. If nothing else, creation screams intelligent design and a creator, making it rather foolish to say there is ...