21 of 22 from Psalm 119
Psalm 119:161-168
SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe
of thy word. 162
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 164
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
165 Great peace have they which love thy
law: and nothing shall offend them. 166
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 167 My
soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies:
for all my ways are before thee.
There
are many times when I have allowed my pride to place offerings before God. (My intention was never to place them before Him.) Yet, in my pride, I have done just that. (It
may take me minutes, or days to realize what I have done.) God knows my intent. He also knows my pride. (That is where we as Christians fail.) We know (without a doubt) He sees our every
move, yet in our pride, we “go about our business” as if He doesn’t know.
We
can get our meals, our homes, our clothing, etc., prepared “My Way.” (We “think” in terms of “My Way.” We conjure our “needs,” and then “work” to
achieve those needs “My Way.”
However,
Christianity isn’t (nor has it ever been) “My Way.” God teaches us that it is His Way and His Way
only.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me.
God sent His Only Begotten Son to give us everlasting
life. He (Jesus) died on that “Old
Rugged Cross” for our sins. It was from
that “Old Rugged Cross” He forgave us.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I don’t have to shed my blood, nor do I have to
sacrifice myself on a cross (for myself, or for anyone else.) It has been done “once
for all” with Jesus’ blood from His Cross.
Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering
of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
God
has provided “His Way” through His Son.
Jesus accepted God’s Will. This
included The Beatings, being Nailed to that Cross, and allowing that Spear to
pierce His side. He did all this and
more, just to spill His Blood for my Salvation, and grant me His
forgiveness. (What a Saviour, my
Jesus. He has done for me what I can not
do for myself.)
“Reader,
He did it for me. But He also did it for
you. Look at your heart. Humble yourself. Bow down and accept His Sacrifice for your
eternity.”
Romans 10:9
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be
saved.
God asks that you “believe” that He
raised His Son from the grave. Believe,
tell others what you “believe,” and God will save you.
Do it
today. Remember that old truism,
“Tomorrow Never Comes.” We never know what tomorrow will bring.
Bro John R. E Chastain
Retired Pastor
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