God Reveals Himself in Creation and Word

Rev. William Terjesen, pastor at the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Peekskill, NY, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Psalm 19. Psalm 19 starts with the way God reveals Himself in His creation. The heavens declare His glory as a constant testimony of His existence and His power. In particular, the presence of the sun in the sky that goes from one end of the heavens to the other gives evidence that God has created all things, and all things are subject to Him. That leads King David to narrow his focus even more, to the way God reveals Himself specifically in His Word. David teaches us to delight and find value in the Word of God both for what it is and for what it does. That leads David to his own confession; he asks that the Lord forgive him for the sins he does not know and that the Lord would keep him from sinning proudly. In such forgiveness, all Christians pray for their words and thoughts to be acceptable to God through Christ Jesus. Join Sharper Iron during the month of July to study selected Psalms. In the Psalter, God speaks His Word to us and teaches us how to speak back to Him in prayer. Even in the great variety of the Psalms, each one points us to our Savior, Jesus Christ.