I have seen people memorizing Psalm 119. I have found it difficult because of the words: statutes, commandments, precepts, law, word, way, judgment, and testimonies. I felt like some of these words have similar meanings, making it very difficult to memorize, as my mind memorizes best when it clearly understands the meaning of something and has clarity about the concepts. Yet, I have admired my husband and my friend Angella for memorizing Psalm 119. Both of them had great visions and pursued excellence by preparing themselves for one of the most difficult exams in the country—the civil services exams. Both of them tasted success in different levels and still stands apart in the knowledge and memory power they hold about things. God honours those who honour Him.
David talked about his love for God's word, and I have personally seen no one write, think, or talk as much about the love for God's word as David did. In Psalm 119:176, David says, "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments." When Jesus spoke about parables, He mentioned the shepherd who searched for one lost sheep, leaving the 99. David, the former shepherd, knew the heart of God. David didn’t forget His commandments; he knew the laws. He went astray, but he yearned for God, the Shepherd, and asked God to seek him. David and God had a unique relationship.
I was thoroughly taken aback by the verse where God said the sword would never depart from David when He saw him sinning against Him by killing poor Uriah, the faithful servant.
From this time on, your family will live by the sword because you have despised me by taking Uriah’s wife to be your own. 2 samuel12:10.
This is the same God who blessed David by saying his generation would have a king forever.
For this is what the LORD says: David will have a descendant sitting on the throne of Israel forever.
Jeremiah 33:17
Doesn’t that make it clear that we should be aware of the consequences of our actions? God is a righteous judge. We receive good or bad from God as a consequence of our actions even if we say we love him so much.
A woman psychologist who worked at a renowned college once said, "We shouldn't fear God but love God." But each of us likes to be loved in a different way. God loves it when we have the fear of Him to depart from evil for the glory of His name. We can be a woman or man after God's heart, but may we also know that our God gives us righteous judgment. May He strengthen us to live His word:
"Let the one who does right continue to do right, and let the holy person continue to be holy. Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End" (Revelation 22:11-13).
Dear God,
Give us a heart that loves You and a heart that trembles to do anything that keeps us away from You. Father, thank You for being our Good Shepherd, for doing everything to find us and keep us close to Your heart. May we know the depth of Your love and grace, and may You strengthen us to live up to the love You have shown towards us.
In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen.
Comentários