Grace From Heaven’s Throne

Michael E. Wood

July 13, 2011

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

This past week I have had the pleasure of both preaching from Psalm 19 along with the continuation of reading through Studies in The Sermon on The Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones.  Lloyd-Jones quotes George Muller as writing the following, There was a day when I died, utterly dead, died to George Muller and his opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame of even my brethren and friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God.

Thus the following thoughts in prayer came to mind...

Much more than what I say or do

Lord, make my heart more true

That even in my thoughts intent

All praise will go to you.

For as You search me; painfully

I must confess that now

I see more need to die to self

And only You know how

To lead me by Your Spirit

And the words that I now hear

To walk in all true holiness

And live with You in fear.

Thank You for the fact that

Not a moment do You leave

But work to cleanse me from my sin

And more than I perceive.

And though at times it seems

That only tears You give for meat,

The blessing surely follows

As You guide me to complete

The work that You began

When first You brought me to the cross

To see my sin you carried

And exchanged eternal loss

For the life that I now live

With no claim of my own

But ask that You would fill me more

With grace from heaven’s throne