The Devotional
Comment: Are there things in your day that
upset you? Yes that would be a dumb question to answer in that even the
question itself can be upsetting. Would it not be better if we all chose what
is right, not exactly since even in this some would be upset! Thus the psalmist
speaks clearly… “I hate the double minded, but I love Your law”. The law of God
then is a shield or a refuge and a place of peace from all of the double minded
lifestyles of living in a nation bent on idol and moral corruption.
Devotional: Psalm 119:113-120 – The nation of
the writer of Psalm 119, for all practical purposes (life, liberty and
happiness) has failed every test of devotion to God. If the writer of Psalm 119
is Jeremiah, he has had a front-line God ordained experience of this – Jeremiah
1:4-5. Now as the nation falls, he is allowed by God to turn to a more personal
need; surviving in his love for God’s unfailing word.
Having marching
orders from God is one of the most blessed experiences in life, God has a plan
for each of us, however many refuse to follow, even Jeremiah sought to turn
away a number of times, but his hope in the word of God always kept him near to
God’s will. As with all of the prophets; Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jeremiah when
things were difficult they would mourn with complaint and a common expression would
sound like this “aw LORD God, you want me to do what?”
The writer
of the Psalm is now faced with his own personal needs, he is shut up in prison,
his devotions are personal and his plan is to survive. “Get away from me all of
you evildoers, my plan and purpose for living is to keep the commandments of my
God! I must ask myself, is that my plan this morning, am I upholding the Word
of God as He intends for me to do? What about you? What about us, are we not
like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus?
As the
children of God, do we not walk along discussing the events of the day we live
in; often in despair and uncertainty? Is it because we fail to understand
scripture. Scripture like Psalm 119 with all of its’ commands, commandments,
laws, precepts, judgments, statutes and words that challenge us to understand
more fully of the love of God personally?
My prayer is
that it does challenge us since Jesus explained, “O foolish ones, and slow of
heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the
Christ/Messiah to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” Luke
24:25-26. As children of God in this nation, we have not taken serious the
freedom of living “in Christ” and our joy in the LORD today in this country is
not made FULL! 1 John 1:1-4, Jesus is the WORD.
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