Psalm 119 #14
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105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.
106 I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much;
Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.
108 Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your judgments.
109 My life is continually in my hand,
Yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (v.105)
I have always loved that verse. It carries such a simple picture – a dark room, a dark path, maybe some fear, confusion…. But then a light comes on and everything is made clear. That is what God’s word does: it is a light to a very dark world that gives us safety and peace in our lives.
But do we utilize it? Look at the next verse:
I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments. (v.106).
There is a conscious decision on our part to not only believe it, but to live it. Do we really desire to keep his righteous word? Some people are part-time Christians that want full-time benefits! It doesn’t work that way. We need to make that decision that no matter the affliction (v.107), no matter the wicked (v110) – we will be committed to His word.
Mediate over this last passage:
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, to the very end. (v.112)
Think on that word forever…. I want to be committed in my heart to His word forever. I don’t want to be the part-time Christian wanting full-time benefits, I want all that God has in store for me. Pray we have that desire!