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DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORD
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
Psalm 119:35-36
Psalm 112:1-5
“…Blessed is the man that
feareth the LORD, that delighteth
greatly in his commandments.”
DELIGHT IN GOD’S WORD
What delights you? Some are delighted with food, some with arts. Others may be with sports. But most are with money. For believers, the Word must be prominent in their hearts. Although this is not true for all Christians, this must be the norm for born-again children of God. Here, the psalmist describes his pleadings to God as if he struggles with worldly attractions and he needs the Lord to intervene.
Make me go: This appeal expresses the psalmist’s desire not to walk in the path of disobedience before God. The Lord must lead him to march on the right road. Though he can discern what is right and wrong, he knows that his decision-making is still marred by sinful thoughts. The Lord must guide him or he will be easily drawn away by the seduction of this world. How often we think we are right, but on going further we realise we have detoured and ended up far from the presence of God. The Lord must cause us to go in the way of His Word, which should be our delight. The temporal pleasures of this world will soon fade, but the Lord’s are eternal.
Incline my heart: This is another appeal to God to make the psalmist’s heart incline towards God’s Word. How sin has infiltrated all areas of man’s life is unimaginable. Even in the church, people think they can serve God despite their wicked ways that go against their brethren. How they must pray the Lord will cause their hearts to be turned unto what is according to His Word. They have to seek the Lord’s help to seize their backsliding hearts to return to the Lord. They need God! The psalmist knows that the world is so attractive to the flesh. He must always pray to the Lord to bind his heart to Him and not to be entangled by the covetous lifestyles of this world.
It is easy to get into the world, yet it is a hard and long journey to be restored to the Lord. We have to ask God to keep us. Read the warning of Jesus in Matthew 13:22.
Dear reader, seek the Lord’s help to lead you to go in His way and to incline your heart to His Word.
THOUGHT: Is my heart inclined to the things of this world?
PRAYER: Father, Thou must lead me and keep me.