Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. psalm 26
In movies and books we all love a hero. We imagine one who has a power and ability beyond what we find in our self and set them as something to strive to be like. If we fall short it is only because we are just common men trying to reach a standard that is beyond our abilities.
Believers also fall into this thinking; making those who make witness of God's power in their life as men who were more gifted than us common folk.One such character is David; despite his human weakness being laid out before us we tend to think of Him as a spiritual hero who has a blessing beyond our own. However the witness of God in Davids life is not given that we could see David's blessings but that we may comprehend the power of God in our own life.
2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. psalm 26
In movies and books we all love a hero. We imagine one who has a power and ability beyond what we find in our self and set them as something to strive to be like. If we fall short it is only because we are just common men trying to reach a standard that is beyond our abilities.
Believers also fall into this thinking; making those who make witness of God's power in their life as men who were more gifted than us common folk.One such character is David; despite his human weakness being laid out before us we tend to think of Him as a spiritual hero who has a blessing beyond our own. However the witness of God in Davids life is not given that we could see David's blessings but that we may comprehend the power of God in our own life.
When David ask God to judge him he is not claiming a greatness beyond those around him. Instead he is saying he is honest with God and trusting God to try him and purge him. He has not made a false pretense of serving God. He will not settle for living by mans will worship of acting holy before men while living in the weakness of mans sinful heart.
When David comes to be cleansed and partake of Gods alter it is not for men to see him but a desire and faith of being redeemed from his life to the life of God in him.His desire is to tell all men of a true salvation from sin not just an outward confession with no inward change.
David has a trust that if he desires God truthfully then a loving God will have mercy and give to Him a true redemption. Do you have the same trust in you or are you busy trying to show men how christian you really are? We can not have two masters; we may please men (including yourself) or God but not both.
