Devotion:
Read Psalm 119:33-37.
These verses of Psalm 119 focus on being taught, gaining understanding, and keeping the instructions of God’s Word. The psalmist is requesting for God to teach him since he needs help from the Lord to find the true way to live which he cannot find on his own. He longs for God to teach him so that he may obey God’s way of life for him. If he doesn’t follow God’s commands, he will be inclined to go the wrong way. The psalmist wants his heart to head in the right way and not toward selfish gain. He wants his life to have purpose and not be focused on meaningless things. He wants to be God’s obedient servant.
Isn’t this what we all struggle with? We are sometimes slow and stubborn people who need God to teach us. I think we’re all tempted to pursue selfish gain, but we need to pray and ask God to take control of our heart and turn it away from the lure of the world. We should assess what worthless things in our lives consume our time and attention, making an effort to have more time for Scripture reading. The struggle of this psalmist transcends the thousands of years to our struggles of today. These few verses sum up trying to live a Christian life.
Personal Worship Option:
Lord, help us understand your word. We need you to show us the way to follow and obey you. Direct our lives by your word. Turn us toward you and away from selfish gains and worthless things. Amen.
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