Listen up, little ones
Listen for the words God and Law.
Reading
Psalm 19—The Work and the Word of God
Keys for kids
- Psalm 19 tells us how the creation speaks of God.
- It also tells us how the Law of God speaks of God.
- We want these revealing to impact how we live.
Questions
- How does the creation speak of God?
- How does the Law of God work in us for good?
- How do we see Jesus in Psalm 19?
Notes
(See Saturday for authors. Today's notes are from a commentary on the Psalms by Christopher Ash)
Christ is the shining light over creation, the one in whom all things hold together (Col. 1:17), upholding the universe by his word of power (Heb. 1:3), the eternal Word who makes the Father known (John 1:18). Christ is the beautiful fulfillment of the law of God (cf. Rom. 10:4). In Christ there is perfect harmony between the created order and the moral order of the Scriptures. In Psalm 19 meditation on the dazzling beauty of Christ above creation and of Christ in the law moves the believer to humble prayer.
The connection between the law and Christ is more straightforward, for the majestic perfections of the law, sung so beautifully in 19:7–9, are embodied in the kingly perfections of Christ, who is the fulfillment of the law in every way. He is so because, as eternal Son of God, he is the agent of creation, through whom was made the created order, whose moral stability is so flawlessly expressed in the Scriptures.16 He is so because, as incarnate man, he lived a sinless life, embodying to perfection the humble piety with which the psalm closes.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 19a, 65d
Prayer
- Praise God for His work and His Word.
- Pray for the preparation for preaching God’s Word this Lord's Day.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.