Seeking Him... for how to praise Him... in preparation for ministry... He says...
Straight...
A word I heard... but almost dismissed... it came so quickly... quietly... and yes... seemed odd...
So I decided to go to the psalm he reminded me of earlier... to see what it said about Him...
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Psalm 33:3-4 ESV
The word... upright... it catches my attention... especially since it refers to His Word... and I go to the original Hebrew...
yashar... straight, upright, correct, right.
---Enhanced Strong's LexiconI tell Him... OK... You are straight...
Seeking more on this aspect of His character... leads me to Merriam-Webster's (11th Collegiate Ed.)...
straight... adjective... 1 a: free from curves, bends, angles, or irregularities... b: generated by a point moving continuously in the same direction and expressed in a linear equation... 2 a: lying along or holding to a direct or proper course or method... b: candid, frank... c: coming directly from a trustworthy source...As clearly as He is fresh... He is straight...
This attribute... He brings it to light at a time I'm off-balance... because of others' handling of His Word...
My own thoughts... askew... with questions of doubt... Am I wrong...? Are they right...?
And I sense Him saying... not only is He straight... but His Word is straight... clear... trustworthy...
The meaning of His Word... is not hidden in such a way... as to require unbending... twisting... manipulating.... to discover it's truth...
He is a straight talker...
All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
They are all straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 8:8-9 ESV
His course... straight... it does not change to suit the times...
The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
Psalm 119:160 ESV
His Way... the same proper course today... as it was yesterday...
Straightforward... trustworthy... that is our God... and His Word...
He has me convinced... settled my doubts...
I know... and He knows I know... He is straight...
The Rock: His works are perfect,
and the way he works is fair and just;
A God you can depend upon, no exceptions,
a straight-arrow God.
Deuteronomy 32:4 Msg
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