14 of 22 from Psalm 119
Psalm
119:105 has only been a guiding force for me in recent years. (I had never heard this verse before my
Salvation. I had NEVER read The
Bible.) God has given us this verse so
we can obtain the light required to walk in this wicked and sorely evil world.
Our
Psalmist testifies to the snares (temptations) that were constantly laid before
him. If we are cognizant of our
environment, we must also be aware of anything that is laid before us that will
keep us from our walk with the Lord. (The
world is working to extinguish our light.
The world wants us so busy we do not have time to read God’s Word, and
consequently dimming The Light of God.)
Does
our Psalmist give us a solution? He shows
us by his “freewill offerings of my mouth,” (His
prayers are how he learns God’s Judgment.)
His prayers are not forced, memorized, nor read. They are from his heart and freely spoken to
our Lord. He begs God to “Accept,
I beseech thee” with freewill prayers. (Now we have a concept of what God also wants
from us.)
Historically,
it is presumed that King David penned these words and he is our Psalmist. King David was a man “after
mine own heart,” and even as a sinner, we should be quoted as being “after
mine own heart.”
Reader,
the question now is, “Are you after God’s heart? Can you say I have “erred
not from thy precepts,” God’s laws, God’s commands?” (To the best of my ability, I cannot. I have walked a very narrow road, but that
road hasn’t been narrow enough.) God
will provide the protection, but it is our job to define that road. It is our task to follow God’s Commands. He isn’t standing beside the road to correct
us. He has given us The Holy Spirit to
guide us. We must listen to Him, and be
willing to follow His guide.
To a Christian, this verse should be very familiar. Our problem is that we use it as our excuse,
our crutch, and we fail to repent and have God’s Word as “a
lamp unto my feet.”
As you
ponder this devotion, consider where you stand within God’s Will. Ask yourself, Am I using “Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path?”
“Christian,
this is the day and the time. Repent of
your walk, and narrow your path. Seek
God through His Son Jesus The Christ. Ask
for His forgiveness and His help to narrow your way.”
As
the shoe company states, “Just Do It.”
Bro John R. E Chastain
Retired Pastor
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