The David Spoon Experience 8-23-23 Part 1

A) Enter into Psalm 39. It is another psalm from David. It centers around his prayer for wisdom and for “I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my mouth.” Guess what David knew that we know that God knows. We find lots of problems with our mouths. When seventy percent of an entire chapter in the New Testament is devoted to “watch your tongue,” then you know it’s serious. Next, David says, “I put a muzzle on my mouth. I’m pretty sure that each and every one of us understands what David is saying. By the way, this applies to EVERY area of our lives. EVERY area. 

B) But this insight can also go too far in the course correction. By his own acknowledgment, David says he held his peace, even from good. Bingo. Right there is the problem. We overcorrect on every fault. Yes, we do. David so understood that his words were problematic that he went TOO FAR. He even held back from saying the good, not just the bad. Guess what happened? The good part of David and his words started to create a fire within himself. 

C) His insights in verse 4 make it clear how we should use the muzzle of our words. He and we need to recognize our limitations. We need to acknowledge, before we speak, that we are NOT God. He needs to keep in mind that our days are limited, and so is our frame. Therefore, we need to choose our words wisely. David knows he is always operating as human, and while there are moments of brilliance and good, there are often moments of oopsie daisy too. 

D) At his best state, every man is but a vapor. Ouch. This is the exclamation point of the previous at our best, all of our righteousness is as filthy rags before the eyes of God. This is the wisdom that we need to speak with and operate with. This is the wisdom.