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MADE ALIVE IN GOD’S WORD
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16
Psalm 119:25-27

Psalm 143:7-12

 

“Quicken me, O LORD,

for thy name’s sake…”

 

MADE ALIVE IN GOD’S WORD
 
The psalmist experiences a terrible situation in his life. He feels he is to die. His soul cleaveth to the dust. It is as if he is lying on the ground and has no strength to get up. He is about to close his eyes and faint, He has no other hope for no man nor any elixir can revive him. He can only utter a few words and he says with his whispering voice, “quicken thou me according to thy word” (Ps 119:25). O what powerful words that bring the heavenly almighty power to grant the simple request of the believer. It is “thou” alone who can restore him to life. What he pleads for is the revival according to God’s Word. No amount of life lived outside of His Word will please the psalmist. Only the life prescribed by His precious Word will make him glad.
 
Teach me Thy statutes: He declares of his ways in prayer and the LORD answers him. There is a detailed description of his paths to take and he is assured that God will guide him through all his journeys. He then seeks the LORD’s appointments and directions. He knows well that he is not able to make it if he is to travel alone. He needs the divine compass to show him where he is going. He asks the LORD to teach him. This means that he is not trusting in his own decisions, but he requires the wisdom of God to discern the right ways of God. He relies on the LORD’s predetermined plan for he knows that is perfect. No one can go through life’s journey using his own plan and purposes.
 
Make me understand the way of Thy precepts: He does not just want to be taught without understanding. He looks well to the precepts of God to be instructed clearly. He is not just seeking academic comprehension but an applied way of using God’s Word for him to successfully secure the better end of his earthly pilgrim journey, for he is not seeking a trophy nor a crown on this side of the world but an eternal place which is promised to him by the Lord.
 
Dear reader, let the LORD take charge of your life. When you are about to faint, you have to pray just as the psalmist prayed.
 
THOUGHT: Do I find pleasure in thinking about lustful things in life?

PRAYER: Father, keep me sensitive to Thy Spirit.

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