Day 7
January 9
Psalm 119:49-56
It sure is something that the writer begins this section by asking God to remember His promises. Those promises were in his heart, and were life giving to him. When the writer suffered, he recalled God’s promise that gave him hope and comforted him in trouble.
But it goes even further than that. In thinking how we can be rooted, we turn to verse 51. He talks of being scorned or mocked, and facing opposition. How many times do we face hardship or opposition in our day to day lives?
But rather than letting those winds toss him, the writer instead turns to God’s law and Word, and finds comfort in them.
It’s not only in the particular moment, but the writer makes a point, wherever he has lived or lodged, he is reminded of God’s decrees. I can imagine a traveler laying down his head for rest after a long day in perhaps an unfamiliar place, anchored by God’s Word, remembering His name even in the night.
Life can feel like that sometimes. Like a journey for a traveler, short or long, it can sometimes feel like we’re distant, or tossed by hurt, or just life in general, and we just want to rest our head.
It sure says something that the writer, in his travels and experiences gave us a prime example: We hold to God’s promise for comfort; we meditate on His Word to stay anchored, and we reflect on Who He is to center our lives.
Wherever we are. Because He is with us.
Jake Smith
It sure is something that the writer begins this section by asking God to remember His promises. Those promises were in his heart, and were life giving to him. When the writer suffered, he recalled God’s promise that gave him hope and comforted him in trouble.
But it goes even further than that. In thinking how we can be rooted, we turn to verse 51. He talks of being scorned or mocked, and facing opposition. How many times do we face hardship or opposition in our day to day lives?
But rather than letting those winds toss him, the writer instead turns to God’s law and Word, and finds comfort in them.
It’s not only in the particular moment, but the writer makes a point, wherever he has lived or lodged, he is reminded of God’s decrees. I can imagine a traveler laying down his head for rest after a long day in perhaps an unfamiliar place, anchored by God’s Word, remembering His name even in the night.
Life can feel like that sometimes. Like a journey for a traveler, short or long, it can sometimes feel like we’re distant, or tossed by hurt, or just life in general, and we just want to rest our head.
It sure says something that the writer, in his travels and experiences gave us a prime example: We hold to God’s promise for comfort; we meditate on His Word to stay anchored, and we reflect on Who He is to center our lives.
Wherever we are. Because He is with us.
Jake Smith