Re:Verse passage – Psalm 62:1-12 (day five)
“From Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.”
How many sermons a week do you listen to? Who preaches those sermons? Is it your local church pastor (once a week)? Is it podcasts? Other sermons you access online? I’m not suggesting your spiritual maturity is directly connected to how many sermons a week you hear. Instead, I want to suggest that perhaps the most influential preacher in your life could/should be… YOU!! Sometimes our tendency is to only listen to ourselves. When we listen, we hear struggle, pain, doubt, anxiety, etc. Nothing wrong with that (we ask the Spirit to search us and show us). But don’t stop there. Once we listen (to ourselves and to the Spirit), we then should speak/preach to ourselves- asking the Spirit to guide us and teach us. That’s what David is doing in some of Palm 62, and he is preaching a terrific sermon – exactly what he needed to hear/learn/remember. The sermons we preach to ourselves can be life-giving and transformational. So maybe a helpful rhythm would be to not only listen/hear BUT ALSO speak/preach (all with the help and guidance of the Spirit).
“What is it that is capturing your idle thoughts? What fear or frustration is filling your spare moments? Will you just listen to yourself, or will you start talking? No, preaching—not letting your concerns shape you, but forming your concerns by the power of the gospel.”- David Mathis
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