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“May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.” (Psalm 119:76, NIV) When we truly dig in to the word of God, we quickly find ourselves probing into the heart of God. His unfailing love for us is certain and true. He speaks to us through His Word in order to…
“It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.” (Psalm 119:71, NIV) Why do we seem to learn more through our afflictions than we do through our peaceful times? I think it is because it is only then, for most of us, that we ask the question “why?” We could…
“The earth is filled with your love, O Lord; teach me your decrees.” (Psalm 119:64, NIV) There were times in my life when I concluded that God’s Word, in the end, was just a bunch of dos and don’ts — page after page of statutes and requirements that need to be adhered to. When I looked…
“This has been my practice: I obey your precepts.” (Psalm 119:56, NIV) “This has been my practice.” When I say those words out loud to myself I get the picture of someone who has trained so long, and so well, that what he or she practices is now a common behavior, working for a certain result….
“I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame.” (Psalm 119:46, NIV) Our devotion to God’s Word is a vital part of our spiritual formation. Who we are and the life we live is a reflection of the impact the Word of God has had on our lives. Our hope,…
“Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart.” (Psalm 119:33–34, NIV) In the relationship between us and God’s Word, who is the master? Is the Word of God given to me to…
“I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws… I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.” (Psalm 119:30 & 32, NIV) In John 8:32, Jesus says, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” For Jesus,…
“I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.” (Psalm 119:19, NIV) As believers in Jesus Christ, we are strangers in the very world we live in. Because of sin’s effect on us and this world, this existence will end, and there will be a new Heaven and a new Earth. As…
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, O Lord; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.” (Psalm 119:11–13, NIV) When people first look at Psalm 119, they are amazed at its length. After they read…
“How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the Lord. How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.” (Psalm 119:1–2, NAS) Psalm 119 is the longest section in the Bible. The psalmist writes his own devotional thought on the Word of God for…