PSALMS 119 VAV

PSALMS 119
VAV

February 5, 2006

Psa 119:41-42 KJV  Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.  (42)  So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

As Christians, we are certainly not perfect.  As Christians, we have certainly not attained.  But as Christians, our vindication comes from the Lord.

When the world looks at us, they may see people who are frail, miserable, weak and dependant.  They may see people who sometimes have little strength against the many influences of the world and even against their own weaknesses.  But at the end of the day, when the time comes to settle the accounts, all God sees in us is the stain of the blood of Jesus-Christ the Lamb of God on our hearts.  

Therefore trust in this Word of promise (John 1:29).  Brandish it like a flag in the face of the accusing world and of the condemning enemy, set it on your armor as a banner over you (Psa 60:4; SOS 2:4) that all may see, and proudly proclaim that no, we are not going to fall into their condemnation, nor to that of the devil (Rom 8:1).  The time of the supreme reign of sin is over with, and the era of victory over death is finished! This is a new day, when all that come to Christ shall be saved!

Pro 24:16  For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.    



February 6, 2006

Psa 119:43-44 KJV  And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.  (44)  So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

One of the most testing elements of Christian life, and one that has brought many to renounce their faith, is that prayers sometimes don’t seem to be answered.  Their prayer becomes a deferred hope that makes their heart sick (Prov 13:12). They stop keeping God’s Laws, and thereby they cannot testify anymore of God’s goodness, and therefore, the Word of Truth is taken away from them, as well as the incentive to keep His Laws.  What a devilish vicious circle! My own child told me in his young adult years, “Why pray, since God doesn’t answer?”. The devil knows this and you can be sure that he uses it to the utmost!

God always answers our prayers, but in His great wisdom, He does not always answer them our way.  Oh, how thankful I am that God does not answer all of my prayers!   The great sadness is when those who go through such trials cannot find help to understand God’s great wisdom in His apparent silences, or better still,to help them find the answer that God has given, one that they may have missed.  In Heaven all scores will be settled and we’ll understand everything, even through misty eyes (Rev 7:17; 21:4).

Let us not allow the enemy to take the Word of truth out of our mouth that God is merciful and answers prayer.  Let us continue to hope in His judgments, even when our finite minds do not understand, and do not grasp the infinite wisdom of the Most High.  And armed with this confidence, let us then be inspired to follow His Laws and commandments in which we know have a good reward.  

Mat 7:9-11 KJV  Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  (10)  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  (11)  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?



February 6, 2006

(Psa 119:45 KJV)  And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

Many feel that walking in the way of God is too restrictive. They find too many restraints therein. They forget that going through the straight and narrow gate of the LORD brings them to a place free from the boundaries of natural man, to a limitless dimension where they become partakers of the divine nature, and where they can be and do anything that is within the Creator’s infinite desire.  

Others make a spectacle of their “freedom”.  They vaunt themselves of all that they allow themselves, they freely display and make a show of their so-called liberties.  And while they think to bring offense and vexation on those who have wisely chosen the way of God, one morning as they wake up, they find themselves caught in the trap that they have set, prisoners of their vain and foolish lust and greed.

O foolish human!   You think that by building yourself wings of steel you have acceded to flight.  You believe that by acting your foolish and vain games you become whatever it is that you pretend to be. When will you realize that only by following the Lord God and Maker of the Universe will you find ultimate freedom, not only from the trappings of the world, but from the desires and lusts that daily seek to own you.

Here within the Light of the Holy Sanctuary of God, the world looses its glitter, temptation looses its shine, sickness is beauty for ashes (Is 61:3), and death is the door to the heavenly dimension where boundaries are but a thing of the past (1 Cor 15:55).

Joh 8:36  If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.



February 7, 2006

(Psa 119:46 KJV)  I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

Wherein comes full testifying power!  The conviction of having had prayers answered, of partaking of the divine nature, of daily living and experiencing the power of the Word of God!  We cannot successfully inspire others to be dependant on the Word of God when we ourselves are dependant on carnal strength.  We cannot effectively encourage others to compare their lives with the Word, when we gage ourselves by the standards of the world.  We cannot fruitfully tell others of the Kingdom of God when we do not portray its attributes in our lives. Unless we are citizens of the Kingdom of God in everything we do and say, our miserable attempts to obey the Great Commission will only be “as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” 1Co 13:1

Then and only then, will we not be ashamed in our testifying. Then and only then will the Lord be able to bring us to bring His Name to the precious souls, to the “kings”, to the “world changers” who can discern between hypocrisy and sincerity in men.  Then and only then will the Word of our testimony match with the excellency of the power it describes.

Therein is our responsibility within the Great Commission.  Will we shame the Lord through our weakened and adulterated presentation, or can we concur with David of “not being ashamed” as we present Him to the kings of this world?

1Co 2:4-5 KJV
And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:  That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.





February 8, 2006

Psa 119:47-48 KJV And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.  (48) My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

At a time when there were so many commandments to obey, at a time when religion was based on a cold legalistic and ritualistic blind application of rules, at a time when to obey the commandments was as the apostles said, a “yoke”, “which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear”, David delighted in God’s commandments which he said he loved to meditate on.

It should make us ashamed of ourselves if in this day and age of voluntary obedience to an easier type of adherence to God’s commandments,
if once the heavy yoke of legalism is lifted, we follow Him reluctantly if at all.  The people of God followed Him for something they were hoping to get; they were doing it in a spirit of hope and faith.  We follow Him for something we’ve already received when we gave our hearts to the Lord, so we should do it in a spirit of extreme gratitude and thanks, putting our hands unto His commandment out of love.  

Do you follow Him out of love or out of duty? And most of all:
What is it that He wants you to do today?  
In what way does He want you to serve Him?
Can you say, “yea” and “amen” without reservations to the answers to these questions?

Joh 14:15  If ye love me, keep my commandments.