7.31.2012 THIS MORNING...PSALM 51.15..

says, 'O Lord, OPEN Thou my lips and my mouth shall SHOW FORTH (nasv, DECLARE) Thy praise.'
i had come to the Lord beaten down by many a thought. as i began to apply scripture to the different sins, accusations etc. the Lord began to lift me from under the heavy burden, out of the haze and chaos of spirit into Him and His blessed peace. as i sit before Him He will often bring verses to mind that are just tuned, as it were, to the deep needs.

one of my myriad of deep needs is the great desire to constantly talk of Him and His goodness. it's there, it's certainly down deep there, but i want to have what the early disciples had when they were filled with the Holy Spirit..confidence, boldness, freedom of speech like as a child in the presence of a beloved parent. the above verse came and i was curious to understand a little clearer what 'declare' means. 'open' is simple to understand, but i'm not doing it! so as i'm saying this verse, praying it..that God would indeed open my lips to declare His praise everywhere i am..i'm curious about declare.

the hebrew word for declare is nagad which the concordance says means 'conspicuous'..from latin con+ specio- to see and means
open to the view
obvious to the (mental) eye
easy to be seen
manifest
clearly or extensively known
perceived or understood
eminent
famous
distinguished

soooo... when the Lord opens my mouth (not me..) to declare His praise
Jesus will become open to the sight of those who hear (and those who hear their report of it, and so on)
Jesus will become obvious...for who He is
Jesus will be easier for them to 'see'..to understand..to believe..to trust in..to surrender all to..
Jesus will become manifest (obvious)...someone who was a dim and distant historical figure or religious leader will be transformed into who He audaciously presented Himself to be in palestine..none other than God come in the flesh
Jesus will become clearly or extensively known...in the hearts of many people as their personal Lord and savior
Jesus' words, His commands will be perceived or understood in the sense that they are to form the warp and woof of everyday life..i will start 'looking like His commands' so clearly will He be seen for who He is.
JESUS
AND HIS NAME
AND THOSE WHO GIVE UP ALL TO FOLLOW HIM TO THE DEATH
 (at the very least, of self)
will become
EMINENT
FAMOUS and
DISTINGUISHED
in heaven, even though they be hunted down as vermin not fit to live on earth.

Oh Lord,
seeing the great and wonderful consequences that would follow this, would You
OPEN MY LIPS to praise You wherever i am!