A Daily Devotional – Psalm 119:25-32 – Personal Meditation
Comment: Emotions, moods, fatigue and other
physical conditions can be a cause of depression. Anxiety in the heart causes
one to focus on death, rather than life. The psalmist in these verses that we
will look at this morning is having one of those days. We have days like this
too, so let us see what he does as he seeks revival for his soul, which at the
time of his writing is clinging to the dust, that is; he is “laid low”!
Devotional: Remember,
all the Psalms are hymns and meditations of godly men who recall events in
their personal life. Events of physical, spiritual and mental expressions and
encounters with God and the people around them. Notice how the writer in our
section this morning (verse 26) says; “I considered or declared my ways before
you LORD and You answered me”.
If we look to our self to rise from the dust of
depression our ways will travel the ways of drugs, alcohol and idolatry; these
are sinful human remedies that fail. The psalmist looks to God who is His only
help. Realizing that God hears him and will help him, he says; “Teach me Your Statutes”.
Why would he ask God to teach him, His statutes? Why not just pray for victory
over his circumstances?
Psalm 19:8 clearly reveals that the statutes of the
LORD rejoice the heart. There is no better way to rise up from depression than
to allow God to direct to understand His precepts, to meditate on God and His
wonderful works. The wonderful works of God are too numerous to count, but we
could start with Psalm 19, then by the time we reach verse 12 of this powerful
Psalm we will be ready to reconcile our depress state of mind.
What might be some of the troubling things in our life
that would be a cause for depression? Our soul tends to melt when we are not
strengthened daily in the Word of Our Living God. Also we are bombarded with
the lying tongue, either from other people or our own tongue; see James 3:1-12.
During conflicts with the tongue we must allow the grace of God to deliver.
We who are saved have chosen the “Way of Truth” if we
fail (and we do at times) we must recall that God’s judgments are our only hope
of restoration and as His child we must cling to His testimonies, no matter the
cost or result. God will not allow you to be put to shame, our earthy father
would seek to save us in times of trouble and shame. Our Father and our God
will do far greater.
When we seek and travel the course of God’s
Commandments for living, rather than our own selfish drive, God will lift our
heart out of depression. The enlarged heart is not ‘closed’ it is ‘open’ and
ready to face troubles; see 1 Kings 4:29; Isaiah 60:5 and 2 Corinthians 6:11-13. So with
all this said; do not be closed hearted, but allow God to open the door of your
heart through His Word and reach out and touch the world around you with the “JOY”
of the LORD.
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