Day 18
January 20
Psalm 119:137-144
“O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair. Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much. I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments. Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true. As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.” Psalms 119:137-144 (NLT)
I want to first focus on the words “Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.” We are called to follow God and delight in His ways (Ps 1:2), but that doesn’t mean we won’t have questions, or life won’t be hard. Having doubts and questioning God and His promises is not bad, in fact it can be good and help us to better understand God and our faith, because it teaches us more about the loving and patient God we serve and follow. Our God IS truth, He can withstand our questions and doubts.
We should constantly strive to know God more deeply. The psalmist ends by saying “help me to understand them so I may live.” We are utterly reliant on God and should seek to know Him more and more. We love Him and understand just how much we need Him.
Lydia Newton
“O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair. Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words. Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much. I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments. Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true. As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.” Psalms 119:137-144 (NLT)
I want to first focus on the words “Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.” We are called to follow God and delight in His ways (Ps 1:2), but that doesn’t mean we won’t have questions, or life won’t be hard. Having doubts and questioning God and His promises is not bad, in fact it can be good and help us to better understand God and our faith, because it teaches us more about the loving and patient God we serve and follow. Our God IS truth, He can withstand our questions and doubts.
We should constantly strive to know God more deeply. The psalmist ends by saying “help me to understand them so I may live.” We are utterly reliant on God and should seek to know Him more and more. We love Him and understand just how much we need Him.
Lydia Newton