The Devotional
Comment: We are half way through the 119th
Psalm and over the recent years (2 or 3) the Psalm has gripped my attention as
to understanding God’s intended purpose for the psalmist while a prisoner in an
enemy land. The Psalm is weighty with words like the “Fear of the LORD”, the “Faithfulness
of God”, the “Word of God”, the “Ordinances of God”, the “Law of God”, the
Precepts of God”, the “Testimonies of God”, the “Commandments of God”, and the “Statutes
of God”. I could just lump all of these words into one explanation, but I believe
that God did not intend for us to do that since each of these words are recorded
in nearly every twenty-two segments of the Psalm. This is more than significant
(for me) it is mandatory important.
Devotional: Psalm 119:89-96 – I believe (again
for me) that Psalm 119 is a platform, or a firm foundation to stand on as we go
through life. The psalmist understood this far better than any of us do today,
simply put God is the “I AM” of all, and in this wonderful Psalm we can receive
a greater depth of how wonderfully GLORIOUS God is.
It is the
WORD of God that SPOKE the heavens and the earth into existence, Genesis 1:1-31
“And God said”. Also the apostle John confirms that Christ/Messiah is the WORD,
the Living Word. John 1:1-5 and again in 1 John 1:1-4. Without the FAITHFULNESS
of God, creation would crumble. The writer of this Psalm is settled in his soul
that God is FAITHFUL, the earth is ESTABLISHED by God’s WORD and it abides
(literally STANDS FIRM).
The ORDINANCES
(STATUTES) of God continue, moment by moment we ought to be reminded that all
of life exist because of the ordinances that sustain life. These are servants (STATUTES)
of God that continue moment by moment, even from the very moment when God
looked at His Creation and seen what He had made and indeed it was VERY GOOD.
Creation is so GOOD that even in its’ cursed condition, it abides. These
thoughts REJOICE my soul.
It is the
LAW of God, the visible established LAW that continually delights the SOUL of
His children. What would life be like if our soul could not rest on the
FOUNDATION of God’s faithfulness? HE alone has created and sustained life by
His PRECEPTS. O how I praise God that my confidence in creation is founded on
His PRECEPTS and HIS proven TESTIMONIES. Throughout the written WORD of God, He
has given Testimony of His Faithfulness to that which He has created.
In God’s
WORD we do see the consummation of His PERFECTION when we study it PRECEPT upon
PRECEPT, His WORD is the Covenant of His FAITH to you and me, see Isaiah
28:9:15. Do not be ignorant of this and ignore God or you will make an
agreement with DEATH. The world is full of human wisdom and this wisdom is the
agreement with hell. Remember to that an agreement is easily broken whereas a
covenant of God cannot be broken. The world is covered in darkness and yet
these people who do walk in the agreement of darkness have seen a great light,
Isaiah 9:1-6 the KING is coming!
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