Some thoughts on Scripture

Psalm 119:81-83--"My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word. My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, 'When will You comfort me?' For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, Yet I do not forget Your statutes." Our fallen condition renders us so feeble that to come to the Lord... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:73--"Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understaning, that I may learn Your commandments." When a watchmaker makes a watch, his intent according to his design is that the minute and hour hands indicate the time accurate and that the second hand moves around at a true pace of... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:71---"It is good for me that I have been afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes." It would be great if we would simply learn by simply following what we are told or what we read, but we so often learn the hard way--through suffering. We learn from the affliction we bring upon ourselves.... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:63--"I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts." There is a brotherhood (or sisterhood) to those you know share what you hold--namely, a fear or reverence of God; and a respect for keeping God's laws. Only by fearing God are we motivated to do what is right,... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:54--"Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage." The sense of this verse speaks to the perspective we should have in our spiritual lives as we endure through this temporal life. First, the Bible does not consist of words on dusty pages. Rather, it is the Living Word.... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:41-42, 46--"Let Your mercies come also to me, O L ORD --Your salvation according to Your word. So shall I have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Your word.... I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed." God meets us with His mercies and... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:36-37--"Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way." Part of our daily battle is to value the right things. We tend to want to crave worthless things, things that will not last unto death, if... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:25, 28--"My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.... My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word." Here we have a vivid depiction of a soul in distress. But the psalmist knows where to turn to find relief. The Word revives the dried-out soul and... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:19--"I am a stranger in the earth; Do not hide Your commandments from me." As children of God, we need reminding that this fallen earth is not our home. So often we can feel out of place in it, because the world does things in its own carnal, self-serving way. We, meanwhile, have been... Sign in to see full entry.

Psalm 119:11--"Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You." As sinful beings, it follows that sinning comes natural to us. It is hard to break out of this trap. But God, in His word, tells us how we can practice a lifestyle of resisting sin. It is important to read the... Sign in to see full entry.