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Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is the man who desires life And loves length of<\/em> days that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open<\/em> to their cry.  (Psalm 34:11-15,NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still more from Psalm 34 (for previous essays on Psalm 34, please see the 15 July<\/a> and 18 July<\/a> installments).\u00a0 More from David:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.”  This reminds me that the father of the home is responsible to teach the children to live by faith.  The “fear of the Lord” is a healthy respect, such that we want to do His will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good?”  This seems to me to be a rhetorical question.  I think most people desire a long life, and to “see good.”  I do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.”  This is great advise for living from David.  The Bible is consistent about bridling the tongue.  Here, keeping “from evil,” and “speaking deceit.”  Next, actively fleeing “from evil and [doing] good.  Note the active verb “depart.”  We have to work to stay away from the evil, and to do the good works.  More active verbs:  “Seek peace and pursue it.”  The Bible is all about peace, and especially Jesus’ teachings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Last, “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.”  David didn’t know of Christ Jesus, but he did know that one of his descendants would be seated on the throne of David forever.  The only way for a person to meet God’s criteria for being “righteous,” or to be made right with God, is to ask Jesus to be the Lord of their life.  Then, God’s “ears [will be] open to their cry”  God hears from His children, according to His will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To summarize, God wants us to control our tongues.\u00a0 He wants us to actively turn from evil, and do good (love God and love people).\u00a0 He desires (though it’s not His decree) that we acknowledge His Son, and put our faith, trust, and hope in Jesus.\u00a0 By Him we obtain righteousness, and gain God’s attention.\u00a0 My hope is in Jesus.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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