A Daily Devotional – Psalm 119:145-152 – Personal Meditation
Comment: Now, someone might say; “What does
Psalm 119 have to do with spirituality?” That is since most people in the Old
Testament were not filled with the Holy Spirit as we are today. Who can argue
that case? Since we of the New Testament are convinced that the Old Testament
saints were guided spiritually by certain men who were filled by God the Holy
Spirit; these are the Priests, Prophets and some kings. Now we do not have time
to go into all of this, but I certainly believe that all the writers of the
Holy Bible, both Old and New Testament were men and women who were filled with,
and directed by the Holy Spirit of God. Such is the writer of Psalm 119,
whoever he is. It may be well for us, at this point to notice too; King David’s
plea to God after acknowledging his sin in Psalm 51:10-11.
Devotional: Psalm
119:145-152
When meditating in the Word of God, whether it is the
Old or New Testament, God the Holy Spirit claims authority, He is the ‘author’.
Notice: “God, who at various times and various ways spoke in time past to the
fathers by the prophets. Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom
He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds
(ages). Christ Jesus is the Supreme Being and Revelation to all of mankind.
Hebrews 1:1-4.
In order for us to understand anything of the Word of
God, we must seek to worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Today’s understanding
of Spiritual Worship in most churches is not the study of the Spirit and Truth
commands of John 4:23-24 or of the Words of Jesus in Luke 4:18-21. We have
rejected the Truth of these passages just as the Jews of Jesus’ day, read the
full context of Luke 4:16-37. “Certainly Jesse! you have gone mad!” No, no not
at all, the worship of God today in most churches is reduced to spiritual music
and emotionalism, this is foolish and nonsense to God.
Look into the Word of the Living, there is no proof in
the Old or New Testaments that what we call spiritual worship today is
biblical! If this is true and I believe it is, then the effects of this sort of
worship can only produce in us an emotional meltdown. As soon as the worship
and praise is over, we are back those sins that grieve the Holy Spirit of God
(Ephesians 4:30) Which are the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride
of life, of 1 John 2:15-16.
Now of course there are other ways in which the devil
steals our fellowship with God. His main course of action is found in in our
mind, see the list we reviewed yesterday. We are called to be in a Spiritual
state at all times, notice the fuller context of 1 John 2:12-17. We have
overcome the world; the darkness of the world is replaced by the Light of
Christ. We are called to walk in the Light, yet when we harbor personal sins
within our mind, these will quench the Holy Spirit of God (1 Thessalonians
5:19).
The deceptions in these last days are large, the
victory over this is to let Truth, through the indwelling Holy Spirit be your
Guide. We must study and meditate on the Word. We have the anointing of the
Holy Spirit, use what you have and thereby, Glorify God 1 John 2:24-27 and do
not be deceived by the deceptions of this last hour, 1 John 2:19-23.
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