The Lord is my Creator.

Psalm 19 is a declaration of Elohim (the Hebrew Name for Creator God). Not only is the God of the Bible THE life maker, He is THE sustainer. David the psalmist illustrates the obvious fact that God is God by simply drawing examples from creation. Psalm 19 is broken down in 3 segments:

God is imminent in His creation (verses 1-6): 

Just look up. That’s all you have to do to know God exists. It’s that simple.

Verse 1 uses the words ‘proclaim’ and ‘display’ to describe how the heaven’s announce God’s glory. Therefore God is the uncaused first cause over all creation. Verses 2-3 show the constant communication of creation. ‘Day after day’ and ‘night after night…’ not even a sound is necessary to account for the masterpiece of God’s created order.

Everything we see, observe, feel, taste, smell, and hear suggests intelligence beyond our wildest imaginations. The psalmist speaks about the sun as an example.

Picture the scene… the congregation rises, the door opens, the organ plays. The bride is revealed. There are few scenes as wonderous as this. It’s enough to make grown men cry, and it does so frequently! This is the illustrious picture the psalmist paints to somewhat comprehend a sunrise and sunset.

The fact that God is so unfathomable is a difficult concept to comprehend. This about this: It would take an estimated ONE MILLION earths to fit inside the sun. That’s how massive God is. How can one not be left speechless?

God is imminent in His wisdom (verses 7-10): 

Because God exists, He MUST be all wise or He wouldn’t be God. That’s what it means to BE God. The psalmist puts a snippet of God’s infinite wisdom on display regarding God’s instructions, commandments, reverence, and laws (as highlighted one after the other in verses 7-10).

To describe God’s wisdom, words such as perfect, trustworthy, right, clear, pure, true, and fair are used. This is just a tip of the iceberg. What God says and declares MUST be totally true because He is actual truth.

This is a big deal for us because we can simply rest in His faithfulness and unchanging nature. God never changes. Therefore we can remain rooted and grounded in His love rather than being stuck in the world’s ways of rushing, panic, fretting, and worry.

God is imminent in His Lordship (verses 11-14): 

The last segment of the psalm highlights the fact that we exist FOR God, not the other way around. God is God we are not. Therefore, the psalmist prays for sin not to rule over his life.

What does it look like when sin rules over your life? It’s not a matter of if we sin, it’s when. This side of heaven sin is evident due to the fall. As much as we may not like it, it’s a part of life. Sin begins in the mind.

We get caught up and tangled in all sorts of things when we don’t observe our thoughts. If we fight, deny, or run from our thoughts we will get swept away in them while will lead to being ruled by them. When we courageously allow God to have access our whole heart He shapes, transforms, and brings something new and beautiful to our lives.