12/4/2015 Friday
Psalm 119
A
Psalm About God’s Faithfulness
We are all on the path of spiritual
journey. Sometimes we stumble, sometimes we stray. Yet God is always with us with
his steadfast love; always welcoming us back to the path. Each one of us is
beloved and unique: “Your hands have made and fashioned me.” (v. 73). The
psalmist asks for understanding and writes that “your teaching is my delight”
(v. 77). The word “delight” resonates because God’s word is the light guiding
us through the darkness and the perils of the journey. Bible study thus becomes
more than a critical reading for meaning. It is the recognition of God’s love
for us and his desire for a deepening relationship with us, and a call for our
undivided loyalty to him. We desire to follow the path of righteous living.
With my whole heart I seek you;
do not let me stray from your
commandments. (v. 10)
Give me understanding, that I may keep
your law
and observe it with my whole heart (v. 34)
Joan Bradley
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