Psalm
119:1-4
(1)
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
We
are all walking in a way, but which way it is?
Does
God's law guide my every step? Many people think that it is only bondage to
walk in God's Word - but according to Psalm 119:1, we will be blessed (happy)
when we uprightly walk in God's law.
(2) Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
and that seek him with the whole heart.
To
find true happiness, we must keep God's testimonies and seek Him - not partially
or some of the time, but with all of
our being, all of the time.
(3) They also do no iniquity: they walk in his
ways.
There
is a close connection between walking in God's ways and not doing iniquity. It
is impossible to walk in God's ways and do evil. Either we are walking in God's
ways and doing good or we are not walking in God's ways and doing evil.
Proverbs 2:13 reminds us, "Who leave
the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;" We must leave the path of uprightness to walk in
darkness.
(4) Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts
diligently.
This
is not just a suggestion - it is a direct command from God: if we are His, then
we are to keep His precepts. We are not to loosely hold them, but to keep them diligently (gives the idea of
immediately, completely).
(1) Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who
walk in the law of the LORD.
(2) Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
and that seek him with the whole heart.
(3) They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
(4) Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts
diligently.
What
is my walk like? Does my walk line up with God's law and His ways? The only way
I know is if I am seeking Him and keeping His testimonies and precepts. I
cannot do this by "happenstance" - I must be actively searching God's Word so that I know what His ways are. If
I don't know His ways, how can I walk in them?
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