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GOD’S WORD IS MY SONG
MONDAY, JANUARY 29
Psalm 119:54

Proverbs 6:20-22

 

“… when thou sleepest,
it shall keep thee; and when thou

awakest, it shall talk with thee.”

 

GOD’S WORD IS MY SONG
 
To be a stranger in a foreign land is not easy. Whether we like it or not, there is always a sense of discrimination. In the spiritual sense, this is also true. The Lord Jesus has repeatedly warned that we are not of this world, and therefore this world will hate us even as it hated Him before it hated us (John 15:18). So did the Apostle Peter remind every Christian that we are but just pilgrims and strangers in this world. We have to be mindful that this world is not our home.
 
Of the pilgrim: As a stranger, most of the time, the psalmist dwells amid a people who are not welcoming. He does not engage with their culture and tradition, so he is probably seen as a transient dweller, a passer-by. This brings loneliness to the life of the believer. He feels unaccepted and unwelcomed which adds sadness to the already isolated person. The Lord Jesus felt this too when He was on earth. Read John 1:10-11. God, however, knows the psalmist’s situation, He provides His Word to comfort him. In fact, to the psalmist, God’s Word has been his song.
 
In the house of pilgrimage: God’s Word is the song of the psalmist in his house of pilgrimage. The lyrics are divine and come directly by the inspiration of God. His songs are “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16). Oh, what a song which comes from God and ascends unto God as lovely and glorious music to the ears of the Omniscient God!
 
What a wonderful consolation for the lonely travellers. These songs lift our spirits to God, to understand His purposes and the promises He has for us. The notes soothe the painful heart, and the words serve as the antidote to the fainting body.
 
THOUGHT: Am I a singing Christian or a sinning one?
PRAYER: Father, let me hear the notes of the song from above and grant me the heart to sing them for Thee as they comfort me.

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