A Daily Devotional – Psalm 119:169-176 – Personal Meditation (22)

A Daily Devotional – Psalm 119:169-176 – Personal Meditation

Comment: As we wrap up Psalm 119 this morning, I am reminded of the psalmist desire to remain pure and humble before God and man. I wonder! How are we doing with humility and purity in our day before the LORD and mankind? Purity and humility, even justice; does not function properly in ‘anyone’ who does not express ‘faith’ in The God of the Holy Bible. The apostle James reveals that “faith without works is dead”, James 2:14-26. It is equally clear that the writer of Psalm 119 has saving faith in God, and it is just as clear that the works that he seeks to do are not to appease God, but rather; to please Him; see Hebrews 11:6. First, like the writer of Hebrews we must believe that God exists and that He loves us. This faith we are discussing is the same faith that began at the dawning of history, when Adam and Eve accepted; by faith, the sacrificial offering of clothing from God in the Garden of Eden.

Devotional: Psalm 119:169-176

The writer of Psalm 119 does not have an ending to his prayer and meditation, verse 176 does not close the Psalm, this is true of some of the other Psalms, too! This is food for thought, just as life goes on, so ought our daily faithfulness to God continue. We are looking for that ‘city’ whose builder and maker is God, thus our hope and faith in God is growing greater every day. See 1 Peter 1:1-25.

The psalmist has no intention to stop praying because he has run out of alphabet, his meditation and prayer to God for understanding is as fresh in this ‘tau’ section as it was in the ‘aleph’ section; see verses 4 and 5. As the LORD God delivers us according to His Word our lips will always utter praise. Deliverance in accordance to the Word of God are building blocks added to our foundation in Christ, see 1 Corinthians 3:11.

The ‘statutes’ of the LORD rejoice our soul and our tongue speaks of the goodness of God’s Word. In this expression of purity and humility we proclaim the justice of God to those around us. Yet we are not independent, nor do we act alone since God’s Hand is always guiding and directing. Righteousness and justice is of God, humanly we cannot express this and we need His Spiritual guidance to help us daily. We are children of God through faith, thus our faith is revealed through our soul that is ‘alive’ in Him.

We, like the psalmist go astray, to say that we do not is to lie against the Truth, see 1 John 1:1-10. During these moments in ‘time’ we must rely on confession, just as the psalmist does. He seeks for God to restore him as being too long in the darkness, the soul will stray from the commandments of God. We are like a lost sheep from time to time and were it not for the Great Shepherd of the Sheep, restoration would be impossible, Hebrews 13:20-21.