I've had this scripture from Psalm 119 come up several times in my reading this past week. When God does that, I try to pay attention.
We all want peace. We all want to walk through this life without stumbling. [click to tweet]
This promise from God's word tells us how to achieve peace and how to be protected from those things that will cause us to stumble.
But do we really love God's law? We want to. But it's not easy, is it?
Following His law can be inconvenient and downright painful at times.
We fail repeatedly and we forget about His grace.
The key for me in this verse is in what it instructs us to do: love God's law
Following, and obeying His law will come.
It has to begin with love.
So how do we get there? Loving a set of rules has never come naturally for me. You?
It starts with knowing His law.
We have to know what God's law says. Reading the totality of His word, not just the ten commandments, and letting it speak to your life. God's word is filled with His precepts, direction on how to live.
Psalm 119:45 says, "I walk in freedom wherever I will, because I have studied your precepts."
Then we have to begin living His law.
Again, this doesn't come naturally. We should daily preach to ourselves the Gospel of grace, for we will fail. But eventually, His law will become ingrained in the habits and responses of our everyday life. Psalm 119:54 says, "Your statutes are the theme of my song throughout my earthly life."
Finally, the path to loving God's law is paved with trust.
Much of the time our lives don't resemble the reality of His promises. We must trust, by faith - - believing that He will do what He says He will do. [click to tweet]
Psalm 145:9 says, "The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made." And Romans 8:32, "He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?"
Following His law can be inconvenient and downright painful at times.
We fail repeatedly and we forget about His grace.
The key for me in this verse is in what it instructs us to do: love God's law
Following, and obeying His law will come.
It has to begin with love.
So how do we get there? Loving a set of rules has never come naturally for me. You?
It starts with knowing His law.
We have to know what God's law says. Reading the totality of His word, not just the ten commandments, and letting it speak to your life. God's word is filled with His precepts, direction on how to live.
Psalm 119:45 says, "I walk in freedom wherever I will, because I have studied your precepts."
Then we have to begin living His law.
Again, this doesn't come naturally. We should daily preach to ourselves the Gospel of grace, for we will fail. But eventually, His law will become ingrained in the habits and responses of our everyday life. Psalm 119:54 says, "Your statutes are the theme of my song throughout my earthly life."
Finally, the path to loving God's law is paved with trust.
Much of the time our lives don't resemble the reality of His promises. We must trust, by faith - - believing that He will do what He says He will do. [click to tweet]
Psalm 145:9 says, "The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is over all that He has made." And Romans 8:32, "He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?"
Knowing, living and trusting will lead to truly loving God's law because these things will lead you to love HIM. Then you will be able to lift your voice with the psalmist and declare:
"Come, listen, all who fear God,
and I shall tell you what He has done
for me;
I lifted up my voice in prayer,
His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished evil thoughts,
the Lord would not have listened;
but in truth, God did listen
and paid heed to my plea.
Blessed is God
Who has not withdrawn from me His
love and care." Psalm 66:16-20
Shalom,
Sharing inspiration here:
Testimony Tuesday, #TellHisStory,
Faith On Fire, Grace & Truth,
Inspire Me Monday, RaRa Link Up, Intentional Tuesday,
#WordswithWinter, Titus 2 Tuesday, Thoughtful Thursdays,
Encourage Me Monday, Wholehearted Wednesday,
Women with Intention Wednesdays, Word Filled Wednesday,
#GiveMeGrace, Sitting Among Friends, #Glimpsesofhisbeauty
Counting My Blessings, Grace Moments, Heart Encouragement
#DanceWithJesus
Shalom,
Sharing inspiration here:
Testimony Tuesday, #TellHisStory,
Faith On Fire, Grace & Truth,
Inspire Me Monday, RaRa Link Up, Intentional Tuesday,
#WordswithWinter, Titus 2 Tuesday, Thoughtful Thursdays,
Encourage Me Monday, Wholehearted Wednesday,
Women with Intention Wednesdays, Word Filled Wednesday,
#GiveMeGrace, Sitting Among Friends, #Glimpsesofhisbeauty
Counting My Blessings, Grace Moments, Heart Encouragement
#DanceWithJesus
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