Post by James Blankenship on Apr 20, 2012 16:19:40 GMT -5
Continuing on with Psalm 119.
Today, we will look at verses 17-24:
"Do good to Your servant, & I will live; I will obey Your word. Open my eyes, that I may see wonderful things in Your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. My soul is consumed with longing for Your laws at all times. You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed, & who stray from Your commands. Remove from me scorn & contempt; for I keep Your statutes. Though the rulers sit together & slander me, Your servant will meditate on Your Decrees. Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. "
DO GOOD TO YOUR SERVANT, & I WILL LIVE, I WILL OBEY YOUR WORD.
Here we see, two aspects of God:
1. A request-that God would grant all good things to us, indicating that God IS the source for everything that we need.
2.Acknowledging that it is totally by the goodness & greatness of God that we DO live. God created man, & here, the psalmist seems to be indicating where all life comes from. Genesis 1:26-27. Also, the psalmist knows who he is talking to, & makes an affirmation that he WILL study God's word, as should we all, when we consider who we are dealing with here!
OPEN MY EYES, THAT I MAY SEE WONDERFUL THINGS IN YOUR LAW
Open my eyes, that I may see-we see the blind man that was healed by Jesus approach him, not knowing that it WAS Jesus who healed him asking-"Who is he, sir?", the man asked, "that I may believe in him?" Jesus said-"You have seen him now, If fact, he is the one speaking to you." Then the man said-"Lord, I believe. ", & he worshiped him." {John 9:36-38}
We too, when God opens our spiritual eyes, are driven to worship the one who the Word talks about-Jesus Christ! Can't get any more wonderful than that! Also, when we see the truths in the Bible, they truly are wonderful, because they mean so much to us, in application to our daily living!
I AM A STRANGER ON EARTH; DO NOT HIDE YOUR COMMANDS FROM ME.
We are mere travelers on this planet, our real home is in Heaven, for those of us who have been born again! Jesus says in John 15: 19-"If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as it's own. AS it is YOU DO NOT BELONG TO THE WORLD, but I have taken you OUT OF THIS WORLD. We are only here for a short time-a much better place awaits us! John 14:2-3 Once again, we see how much that we really need God's word, as we cry out for understanding of God's laws!
MY SOULS IS CONSUMED WITH LONGING FOR YOUR LAWS AT ALL TIMES
WOW! Would that we all had that kind of desire for God's word! Note: AT ALL TIMES! Psalms 119:11 When we have God's Word hidden in our heart, we can always access it, for almost any situation, at ANY TIME!
YOU REBUKE THE ARROGANT, WHO ARE CURSED, & WHO STRAY FROM YOUR COMMANDS. The "Mr. Know-it-alls" really don't know it all when it comes to God's word! Also look at Proverbs 16: 18 It is no wonder that they will walk away from God's commands-because they think that there above them!
REMOVE FROM ME SCORN & CONTEMPT, FOR I KEEP YOUR STATUTES
Look at what Jesus says about this in Matthew 5: 11-12- "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you. Rejoice, & be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way the persecuted the prophets who were before you."
Jesus said that we are BLESSED for witnessing, no matter where or when! This IS what happens when we obey God's WORD-WE ARE BLESSED! God said it, & I believe it, & that settles it for ME!
THOUGH RULERS SIT TOGETHER & SLANDER ME, YOUR SERVANT WILL MEDITATE ON YOUR DECREES.
Do I hear Psalm 2: 1-2 here? "Why do the nations conspire, the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand, & the rulers gather together against the Lord, & against His Anointed one." Look at Psalm1:2-3, & see what awaits a man who meditates on God's word! This is REALLY something to look forward to!
THEY ARE MY COUNSELORS.
We have the COUNSELOR living right inside of us-the Holy Spirit! Acts 1:4-5
What better instructor to teach us God's ways! All Glory, Praise & Honor to our Wonderful Lord!
Let us pray
"Heavenly Father, we praise You & You alone for the wonderful teaching that You are doing through this Psalm! We praise You for The Living Word- Your son, our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ! We adore You & You alone for Your gift of the Holy Spirit, that we may have a teacher to show us how to walk in Your ways! We glorify You, 0 God-the THREE IN ONE! We praise You & You alone, that You would consider us worthy to have the true revelation of who You are, revealed to each one of us who has received You as Lord & Savior, & has been born-again! We give You our highest worship for Your Word, Lord Jesus-for it's truth, guidance, wisdom, & more things about it than we can name! We praise You Holy Spirit, that You shown us the intricate truths of the Bible! We Give You all the Praise, that You have chosen us, Heavenly Father, that we can know You more intimately, through Your marvelous Word! Create a desire to study & learn beyond anything that we currently have, Lord Jesus, to study & absorb Your Word! We give You & You alone all the Glory, Honor & Praise for who You are, Lord Jesus! For it is in Your name alone, we pray! AMEN! Hallelujah!
James
Today, we will look at verses 17-24:
"Do good to Your servant, & I will live; I will obey Your word. Open my eyes, that I may see wonderful things in Your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide Your commandments from me. My soul is consumed with longing for Your laws at all times. You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed, & who stray from Your commands. Remove from me scorn & contempt; for I keep Your statutes. Though the rulers sit together & slander me, Your servant will meditate on Your Decrees. Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. "
DO GOOD TO YOUR SERVANT, & I WILL LIVE, I WILL OBEY YOUR WORD.
Here we see, two aspects of God:
1. A request-that God would grant all good things to us, indicating that God IS the source for everything that we need.
2.Acknowledging that it is totally by the goodness & greatness of God that we DO live. God created man, & here, the psalmist seems to be indicating where all life comes from. Genesis 1:26-27. Also, the psalmist knows who he is talking to, & makes an affirmation that he WILL study God's word, as should we all, when we consider who we are dealing with here!
OPEN MY EYES, THAT I MAY SEE WONDERFUL THINGS IN YOUR LAW
Open my eyes, that I may see-we see the blind man that was healed by Jesus approach him, not knowing that it WAS Jesus who healed him asking-"Who is he, sir?", the man asked, "that I may believe in him?" Jesus said-"You have seen him now, If fact, he is the one speaking to you." Then the man said-"Lord, I believe. ", & he worshiped him." {John 9:36-38}
We too, when God opens our spiritual eyes, are driven to worship the one who the Word talks about-Jesus Christ! Can't get any more wonderful than that! Also, when we see the truths in the Bible, they truly are wonderful, because they mean so much to us, in application to our daily living!
I AM A STRANGER ON EARTH; DO NOT HIDE YOUR COMMANDS FROM ME.
We are mere travelers on this planet, our real home is in Heaven, for those of us who have been born again! Jesus says in John 15: 19-"If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as it's own. AS it is YOU DO NOT BELONG TO THE WORLD, but I have taken you OUT OF THIS WORLD. We are only here for a short time-a much better place awaits us! John 14:2-3 Once again, we see how much that we really need God's word, as we cry out for understanding of God's laws!
MY SOULS IS CONSUMED WITH LONGING FOR YOUR LAWS AT ALL TIMES
WOW! Would that we all had that kind of desire for God's word! Note: AT ALL TIMES! Psalms 119:11 When we have God's Word hidden in our heart, we can always access it, for almost any situation, at ANY TIME!
YOU REBUKE THE ARROGANT, WHO ARE CURSED, & WHO STRAY FROM YOUR COMMANDS. The "Mr. Know-it-alls" really don't know it all when it comes to God's word! Also look at Proverbs 16: 18 It is no wonder that they will walk away from God's commands-because they think that there above them!
REMOVE FROM ME SCORN & CONTEMPT, FOR I KEEP YOUR STATUTES
Look at what Jesus says about this in Matthew 5: 11-12- "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you. Rejoice, & be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way the persecuted the prophets who were before you."
Jesus said that we are BLESSED for witnessing, no matter where or when! This IS what happens when we obey God's WORD-WE ARE BLESSED! God said it, & I believe it, & that settles it for ME!
THOUGH RULERS SIT TOGETHER & SLANDER ME, YOUR SERVANT WILL MEDITATE ON YOUR DECREES.
Do I hear Psalm 2: 1-2 here? "Why do the nations conspire, the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand, & the rulers gather together against the Lord, & against His Anointed one." Look at Psalm1:2-3, & see what awaits a man who meditates on God's word! This is REALLY something to look forward to!
THEY ARE MY COUNSELORS.
We have the COUNSELOR living right inside of us-the Holy Spirit! Acts 1:4-5
What better instructor to teach us God's ways! All Glory, Praise & Honor to our Wonderful Lord!
Let us pray
"Heavenly Father, we praise You & You alone for the wonderful teaching that You are doing through this Psalm! We praise You for The Living Word- Your son, our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ! We adore You & You alone for Your gift of the Holy Spirit, that we may have a teacher to show us how to walk in Your ways! We glorify You, 0 God-the THREE IN ONE! We praise You & You alone, that You would consider us worthy to have the true revelation of who You are, revealed to each one of us who has received You as Lord & Savior, & has been born-again! We give You our highest worship for Your Word, Lord Jesus-for it's truth, guidance, wisdom, & more things about it than we can name! We praise You Holy Spirit, that You shown us the intricate truths of the Bible! We Give You all the Praise, that You have chosen us, Heavenly Father, that we can know You more intimately, through Your marvelous Word! Create a desire to study & learn beyond anything that we currently have, Lord Jesus, to study & absorb Your Word! We give You & You alone all the Glory, Honor & Praise for who You are, Lord Jesus! For it is in Your name alone, we pray! AMEN! Hallelujah!
James
