Psalm
119:9-11
There
is only one way that we can purge the sin within us and be released from the
penalty of Eternal Death… Many have tried to develop their own way or abided in
their own will to fulfill the desires that they have; however we are reminded
by David today that the only way to be brought out of condemnation is through
the word of God… David was a man that made many mistakes in his life; from
adultery with Bathsheba to encamping with the enemy we find many instances in
which David made poor decisions… I am sure that if we look over our lives, we
too can agree that there are a lot of choices that we made and things we have
done that have strained our relationship with God and caused us to fall short
of His calling… The key is not living a mistake-free life, but in recognizing
your mistakes and knowing who is able to deliver you from them… After making
mistakes, David poses a question here in the 119th psalm that we all
ask when we are down and out, “wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his
way?” How can we get back up when we have fallen, how can we be cleansed
from the filth in our lives, how can we overcome the mistakes that we have
made, how is it that we can right our wrongs or turn a negative into a
positive? We all have asked ourselves these questions and David provides the
answer to us in the very next piece of the text, “By taking heed thereto
according to thy word…” The bible is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto
our pathway… When we are engrossed in the word of God it will show us our mistakes
and convict our spirit into remorse… Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God
is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even
to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.” If you really desire
to walk in the will of God, if you want to learn from your mistakes and see the
areas in which you need to grow than study God’s word for it will penetrate
down to your very soul and expose the areas of your lives that are keeping you
from living according to the will of God… In understanding that it is the word
of God that reveals to us our duty to God and how we are to conduct ourselves
on this earth we acknowledge that there isn’t anybody on this earth that can
cleanse us, there isn’t any good deed or task you can complete to be made
whole. David understood that he made mistakes, but the most important thing he
learned was that the word of God had to be a part of him and within him in
order to be cleansed and made whole… If you want to become a better person,
study God’s word, if you want to overcome the challenges of this life, be
immersed in the word, if you want to fill the voids in your life, spend time
with God by reading His word… David had tried everything and could not overcome,
he sought vain things and still couldn’t fill the voids in his life, in this
scripture he has turned everything over to the Lord… If you want peace in your
life, turn it over to the Lord, if you want victory in your life; turn your
trials over to the Lord… David said, “With my whole heart have I sought
thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments…” When you experience the
peace, love, kindness and compassion that comes from God you won’t want to
leave it, when you know that God has filled the voids in your life, forgiven
you of your sins and mistakes you won’t want to turn away from Him… David has
found joy and doesn’t want to lose it, he has found love and doesn’t want to
destroy it… We too have seen many struggles in our lives and have also seen God’s
faithfulness manifested, let us live a life that mirrors David today… David
said with his whole heart he sought the Lord, he wasn’t trying to hide his
skeletons, he wasn’t worried about the dark corners of his life, and he looked
intently for the Lord desiring to be made whole… Have we sought God with our
whole heart, have we given all that we have to him, do we desire to stay the
course and not wander from His commandments? This will call for you to confess
your sins, this will call for you to acknowledge your mistakes, and this will
call for you to humble yourself… We enter this world as sinners but we have a
choice as to whether or not we leave the same way… David said, “Thy word
have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee…” The bible
makes many references about the importance of your heart and how it is the
guide and shows your true intent… You will have some short-falls, you will make
mistakes, but understand that God can cleanse you if you immerse yourself in
His word and allow His word to be the guide of your life within your heart…
BE BLESSED!!!
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