Thursday, September 25, 2008

We need to determine to live for God, with God now and always, forever.

Psalms
{119:25} My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.
{119:26} I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
{119:27} Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
{119:28} My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
{119:29} Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
{119:30} I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me.
]{119:31} I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
{119:32} I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

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My soul cleaveth unto the dust- a human being is made of the dust of the ground.

Genesis
{2:6} But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
{2:7} And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life
and man became a living soul.

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Formed of the dust of the ground, life breathed into us. The two combined create a living soul.

'My soul cleaveth to the dust'

'Quicken thou me according to thy word'

The word of God bring us life. We can have breath in us and be living, but life everlasting is only through the word of God, through Jesus.

'I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.'

God hear us. God wants us to speak to Him. God wants us to declare ourselves to him, our intentions, our ways. He hears us and we need Him to teach us and He has. He's given us His statutes.

'Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.'

Understanding enlightens us so that we can't help but speak of God's wondrous works.

'My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.'

How can we not feel the weight of life, of the the war we are in - good vs. evil? We need the strength of God in Jesus.

'Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.'

The way of lying. And lying is so easy to do. We do it daily to others and to ourselves, as well as God. Lying. Yes, we need the way of lying removed from us. We need the law of God in our lives. The law wrought of love, the law of God and our gracious Lord, we need that law written on our hearts.

'I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid [before me.'

We need to choose the way of truth. Choose truth. Choose...truth. We need to put God's ways before us as we live. Our day to day life is to be lived with God's ways before us.

'I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.'

See, we have to live our lives unto God now and always, and trust in the Lord, that it will all be according to His will and we won't be put to shame.

'I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.'

We must live in God's love, in His law, in His way and God will cause the love within us to multiply, to grow, to enlarge.

God's love.

God's law.

God's way.

We need to determine to live for God, with God now and always, forever.

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