“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart 
Be acceptable in our sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14  
 
Of wise and acceptable words, Scripture tells us that,
They are forcible:
“How forceful are right words!”  Job 6:25
 
They are pleasant:
“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”  Proverbs 16:24
 
They are appropriate:
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.  
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.”  Proverbs 25: 11-12
 
They are gracious:
“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up.”  Ecclesiastes 10:12
 
Our verse speaks of the meditation of the heart: a quiet contemplation of spiritual truths.  Scripture tells us of its value,
For understanding:
“…the meditation of my heart shall bring understanding.”  Psalm 49:3
 
For greater knowledge:
“I have more understanding than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.”  Psalm 119:99-100
 
And when should our meditation be?
Psalm 119:97,
“Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.”
 
Psalm 119:48,
“My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.”
 
In our fast paced world do we take time to watch what we say?  Are our words right, pleasant, appropriate and gracious?  Think about that clerk who checked you out at the market.  Did you read his/her name tag and thank that person by name?  Try it, it usually brings a smile and a pleasant word in return.  Or when you were in line at the bank with an impatient person?  A gracious word can ease an attitude.  How about all our interactions with others? 
 
In truth a pleasant/gracious word to others is a blessing to our own hearts as well.  As children of our loving, gracious, kind God and Father let us reflect Him in our daily walk.
 
God is our strength!
“The LORD is my strength,
And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.”  Psalm 28:8
 
“God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.”  Psalm 46:1
 
“My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”  Psalm 73:26
 
I thank you Lord God that we are Yours!  And I thank you for Your Spirit who is growing His fruit in each one of us.  Amen