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| Well, I usually don't talk about movies on facebook or xanga. But with this movie I'll make an exception. The movie "Expelled" was not only well done, but it had a very deep yet well articulated message. I was moved by it in a way that few movies can. I highly recommend it, and challenge people to see it. If you read this, I want you to do three things: 1. Go see the movie (whether in movie theaters or if you have to rent it when it comes out). 2. Tell three friends about it (I don’t care how). 3. Get one of those three friends to see it as well. This movie is different than other blockbuster movies, it is an incredible movie that should be seen and circulated. At the root of it are points that should not be ignored nor forgotten, see it; it will affect you. EDIT: For more analysis, follow this link: http://www.logicalconsistency.com/?p=36 | | |
| Saturday, 4/19/08 Psalm 119:110 (KJV) “The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.” Even when the wicked and scoffers try and trip me up, I will not abandon You. I find refuge in You when they come, when they come like a storm. I trust in You for deliverance from them, not in my might or theirs. | | |
| Saturday, 3/1/08 Psalm 119:61 (KJV) “The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.” Even when hard times come and I am oppressed by evil people, I will still worship You and follow Your ways. In this world we will have troubles, but we need not forget You in all of this, in fact in times of trouble we should run to You. Sunday, 3/2/08 Psalm 119:62 (KJV) “At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.” All day, every day, every hour and every second, You are there. I can come to You and know that I will receive righteous judgment. In my bed, and on my knees; Your hand will be upon me every single breath I take. Monday, 3/3/08 Psalm 119:63 (KJV) “I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.” Iron sharpens iron, so one man to another. Father, I understand that those who worship You are my friends, they are my companions, no matter where they are from, no matter what denomination; if they believe in You, they are my friend. So the Church, the true Church, is one, all its members are of one accord, and Christ is our head. We will love our brothers, for they are made in Your image, and you have chosen them to be Your servant. Tuesday, 3/4/08 Psalm 119:64 (KJV) “The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.” God, You are truly merciful to all of us. You have refrained from destroying us, and You have blessed me by making me Your son. Teach me according to Your word, may I grow continually in Your ways. Wednesday, 3/5/08 Psalm 119:65 (KJV) “Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.” You have kept Your promise of mercy and forgiveness, Father, You stick by Your word and treat me well. I am safe and sound, I know that whatever the Lord does, He does righteously, I have no fear, for You have treated me well. Thursday, 3/6/08 Psalm 119:66 (KJV) “Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.” Father, I cherish Your word. I eagerly desire to learn from You and to know Your good judgment and knowledge. Teach me Your word, that I might grow in it. Help me to follow You all the days of my life. Friday, 3/7/08 Psalm 119:67 (KJV) “Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.” Father, sometimes the pain of an experience serves to bring us back to Your fold. When I was afflicted I turned to You, and I understood that I should follow You. I followed You after all my trials and pains, I follow now and I strive to keep Your word. Saturday, 3/8/08 Psalm 119:68 (KJV) “Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.” Can anything bad come from You? Can anything that is untrue, or evil originate from you? You are good, O Lord, You do not tread in evil ways, that is far from You. I long to be holy just like my heavenly Father, teach me Your ways. Sunday, 3/9/08 Psalm 119:69 (KJV) “The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.” Even when people try to cheat or lie against me, I will live according to Your word. I will follow You in the day, and the night. I will pursue the Word of God with my whole heart. I will follow it during the day, and the night. Monday, 3/10/08 Psalm 119:70 (KJV) “Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.” Other people’s hearts are proud, and filled with the appetizers of this world. They clog their souls with false gods and vain hope. They will be destroyed in the end, but I will be saved, because I trust in You. I love Your word and laws, I follow You and do not dwell in paths of darkeness. Tuesday, 3/11/08 Psalm 119:71 (KJV) “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” Sometimes the way of pain and suffering is also the way to follow You. Even in the storms, Your guiding light leads me, even in death Your life-giving words reach me. I will worship You and follow You even when I am afflicted. Wednesday, 3/12/08 Psalm 119:72 (KJV) “The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.” Father, many will cling to their gold and silver, their money and possessions. I will follow You though, for You word is better than this, and better than life. I follow, I follow, I eagerly adhere to Your way, for it is life to me. I do not care for the gold and money I could make, for it is not lasting, unlike You and Your kingdom. Thursday, 3/13/08 Psalm 119:73 (KJV) “Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.” Father, I praise You; for You have created me with understanding and have taught me Your commands. Like a pot in the hand of the master potter, I have been molded with such skill, I am a vessel approved by its creator. Now I ask for wisdom and knowledge of Your word, and ask the Master Potter to endow me with His heavenly knowledge. Friday, 3/14/08 Psalm 119:74 (KJV) “They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.” Everyone who waits for our Lord will be comforted. He is a God of power; He is a God of consistency. I know that whatever happens to me in this life, I will hope in You, oh Lord. Saturday, 3/15/08 Psalm 119:75 (KJV) “I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.” Father, if there is any hurt, if there is any sorrow, I will trust in You to use it for Your glory. I trust you in Your decisions, because You are faithful, even when I’m in difficult times. No matter what, I will and must trust You to see me through the storm. Sunday, 3/16/08 Psalm 119:76 (KJV) “Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.” I come to You, for mercy; I beg You for Your grace. I realize that nothing I do can gain me these gifts so freely given, but I nonetheless realize that they are priceless. In Your Word, You promise life, I pray that You will give that to me. Monday, 3/17/08 Psalm 119:77 (KJV) “Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.” Father, let me have Your sweet gifts, they are beautiful to me, they are honey to my soul. I take delight in everything You do, it is a budding flower that has survived the frost, and now it buds and gives off its fragrant scent. Tuesday, 3/18/08 Psalm 119:78 (KJV) “Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.” I despise them that do not love You. I disdain the proud, for they would not listen to me. Yet I mourn for the lost and confused for they would not come to the light of saving grace. I meditated on Your word, and examined my heart for my faith; yet, when I shared Your light they did not listen. Not a day goes by that I do not think of the lost souls that would not come to You. They are all lost, they will cry out when it is too late. Father, show mercy, even if they did not treat me well, even if they rejected You, please show them Your light before it is too late. Wednesday, 3/19/08 Psalm 119:79 (KJV) “Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.” Let those who hear You and fear You turn to Your ways. May we Christian brothers follow in His steps. May I be found among those who eagerly desired to follow, and were not dragged, may I step lightly on the path and not dread the trail. Thursday, 3/20/08 Psalm 119:80 (KJV) “Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.” I ask for a steadfast heart, a will to follow You. I desire to be obedient so that I may not be ashamed. I cry out for holiness, the sin of this world is my rags, I cry out for holiness, only then can I be fully clothed. These rags of sin and shame, they are no comfort, I ask for a heart that earnestly seeks to follow You. Friday, 3/21/08 Psalm 119:81 (KJV) “My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.” I grow weary of striving for righteousness; it is so close, yet so far beyond my reach. My soul cries out for Your salvation, a live-giving message and gift. Who can be reckoned as righteous? Surely everyone is vainly seeking to work their way up to You, yet, two thousand years ago, Your Son came to this earth, died, and rose again, so that we might be free. Your gift is there, it is real; I taste and see that it is good. You stand there Lord, like the whisper in the wind, calling out, “Come my children, come to your daddy.” Only when we hear the voice and see the out stretched arms, only then can we come to You for mercy. Deliver me, I pray, for in You I hope. Saturday, 3/22/08 Psalm 119:82 (KJV) “Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?” Sometimes, it seems as though You are not with me; like Your word has departed from us. And like the Children of Israel for those four hundred years, I cry out for the Promised one, and for deliverance. My yearnings I know are answered, You will not abandon me nor forsake me, You are always with me. Yet I will ask for the eyes to see such Spiritual things, when the light is gone, I will still see that You are there. Sunday, 3/23/08 Psalm 119:83 (KJV) “For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.” This earthen vessel grows weary, my mind is bogged down; eventually it will fail. Yet I will remember Your laws, Your word, Your promises. They are sweet to me, and the last to depart, I will remember them when all else fades. Monday, 3/24/08 Psalm 119:84 (KJV) “How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?” It is appointed that we all must die, but the wicked seem to live past their appointed times. Their years are many, they do not die as quickly as the righteous; but they live on, and still perpetrate their acts of wickedness. How long Lord, until You judge them? Will You not bring swift justice to those that are children of the devil? Tuesday, 3/25/08 Psalm 119:85 (KJV) “The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.” Evil people seek to trip me up, they eagerly desire to shame all Christians. Father, please be with us, help us to overcome the wicked; and to spread Your gospel. Wednesday, 3/26/08 Psalm 119:86 (KJV) “All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.” You are just, oh Lord. I trust in Your righteous judgments, but not the hypocrites or anyone else that pretentiously sets up themselves as judge or arbiter. I trust in You. Thrusday, 3/27/08 Psalm 119:87 (KJV) “They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.” Even when we are hard pressed we trust in You and do not give up. We rely on You for our strength. I know that nothing can separate us, that You will watch over me, therefore, I do not despair, but I continue to follow You. Friday, 3/28/08 Psalm 119:88 (KJV) “Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.” Come to me Lord, help me from this mire. I will abandon the way of evil, I will have communion with You. If You will lead me to the still waters, I will stay by its quiet shores and rest by Your side. Saturday, 3/29/08 Psalm 119:89 (KJV) “For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.” There is no question, You are the Alpha and Omega, with You it begins and ends. If You say it, it is settled. May I not worry about such things that You yourself have stilled and taken care of. May I have peace that matters are settled by You once and for all. Sunday, 3/30/08 Psalm 119:90 (KJV) “Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.” You have created me, and this world I live in. I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. You have established, and no man can tear down, you have established, and it remains. Monday, 3/31/08 Psalm 119:91 (KJV) “They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.” Your word remains, for we are all Yours. We cannot go against Your will. Give us the strength to follow and obey. | | |
| Here's February meditations on psalm 119: Friday, 2/1/08 Psalm 119:32 (KJV) “I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.” May I always have a heart for Your commands, may I eagerly desire to please You in all I do. Please give me a heart to follow in Your footsteps. I cling to Your ways, and run for the goal, fellowship with You forever. Saturday, 2/2/08 Psalm 119:33 (KJV) “Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.” How can a man live a godly life apart from following Your laws? They cannot even do it if they know Your laws but do not have wisdom from You. That is my prayer, is that You teach me Your ways, but you also teach me wisdom. Both are the bedrock for an obedient walk with You. Sunday, 2/3/08 Psalm 119:34 (KJV) “Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.” All I want, is to understand Your Word, and follow it with all me heart. I love Your way so much that it is my foremost desire. Help me to know what You command, and how to obey, so that I might walk in Your way. Monday, 2/4/08 Psalm 119:35 (KJV) “Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.” Like a country road that winds around beautiful scenery, I desire to travel Your way, that takes me through beautiful country. I know that even though the scenery is beautiful now, I do not stop, I continue on, because no matter how good it may seem now, I know something better is waiting for me. I follow Your commands, and delight in Your presence, because I know that eventually I will see You face to face; then will I rest in Your presence. Tuesday, 2/5/08 Psalm 119:36 (KJV) “Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.” Father it is tempting to fill up my mind and soul with spiritual “appetizers” but I know that we will enjoy a feast together. Therefore draw me close to You, do not let me wander from this path, nor gorge myself on spiritual junk. Incline my heart; make me forget about the fake gods that are out there. Nothing can compare to You, help me to see that, so I can feast with You. Wednesday, 2/6/08 Psalm 119:37 (KJV) “Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.” “We turn our eyes, from evil things; oh Lord we cast down our idols. Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts, let us not lift our hands to another.” May I not seek acceptance from everyone else and thus become vain of their opinions and not Yours. Oh Father, let me be only mindful of Your way, and Your laws. Thursday, 2/7/08 Psalm 119:38 (KJV) “Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.” Give me roots in Your word, and may I grow like a healthy tree. I want to have a firm bedrock in Your truth and in Your way. Friday, 2/8/08 Psalm 119:39 (KJV) “Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.” Your decisions are so good, and yet I beg for Your mercy, for it is just as good. Please do not discipline me in Your wrath, I cannot follow You like I should, but I still desire Your presence. Be not far from me, but help me to see Your glorious judgment and mercy come into fruition. Saturday, 2/9/08 Psalm 119:40 (KJV) “Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.” Help me, I long for Your laws, help me to follow them with zeal. I cannot do it on my own, I know that You are the only one that can help me, so I ask for help. Sunday, 2/10/08 Psalm 119:41 (KJV) “Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.” What would Your character be like without mercy, it is part of who You are. It is the only thing that can keep me alive and in Your presence. I need Your salvation, and I can only have that through Your Son, and Your mercy. Please show me mercy. Monday, 2/11/08 Psalm 119:42 (KJV) “So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.” I have no fear of anyone who comes forward to mock me, because I have put my trust in You. No matter what happens on this earth, I will not fear for You are there to support me. Nothing can take me out of Your hand, and nothing is stronger than You. Tuesday, 2/12/08 Psalm 119:43 (KJV) “And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.” Please do not remove Yourself from me, do not take away Your presence in my soul, or Your word from my mouth. There is nothing worse than the almighty departing from someone, no worse punishment for anyone but separation from their Creator and Sustainer. Oh God, I cling to You with all that I am, may I never be separated from You. Wednesday, 2/13/08 Psalm 119:44 (KJV) “So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.” This is how much I want to follow You, I will and shall keep Your law forever. Grant me success in following You, may I never be discouraged or lose hope, for what shall I do when all that I have lived for is the very thing that weighs me down? Please help me to live that kind of life that does not grow tired of following You. Thursday, 2/14/08 Psalm 119:45 (KJV) “And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.” I am truly free in this new life. I live content as a sheep in Your flock. Oh how I love to lie in the green pastures under Your care. I do not need anything that You do not provide, for You are careful to give me what I need. I am most blest of all people, for my provider is always able. Friday, 2/15/08 Psalm 119:46 (KJV) “I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.” My peers may carry a lot of weight, they may be my authorities, they may be my fellow friends. Still I will speak of You and share You testimony with them. I am called, like Jeremiah I have a burning fire inside me that calls for me to speak out. I cannot do anything else but speak of You. I will not be ashamed but proud to speak of You to my peers. Saturday, 2/16/08 Psalm 119:47 (KJV) “And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.” What can we delight in, what can we really find pleasure in? Everything fades, the temporary happiness of status changes from day to day. The “contentment” of accomplishments dies within the very minute. Riches depart from me, I never see them again. What can delight me except for thy commandments? I love them and the One who made them, the Lord is my sole contentment in this fading world. Nothing else will do. Sunday, 2/ 17/08 Psalm 119:48 (KJV) “My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.” What is like your commandments and very words? The bestial refuse of this world lies rotting under my nose. The loftiest thoughts of man are only a drop in the sea of God’s wisdom. His thoughts are higher thoughts than mine, His words are worth pondering. Consider the heavens, and creation, are they not a monument to God’s wisdom? Think about such things. Monday, 2/18/08 Psalm 119:49 (KJV) “Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.” Your word is hope for me; I cling to Your promises. This world will fail me, I will be disappointed with people in this world. With You, O Lord, I will have reason to hope and never doubt. Like a rock under my feet, firm to the end of time and beyond, my God my defender, my shield about me; there is nothing greater than He. Shall I despair because of evil? No, I will hope, hope in Him, because I remember what He has promised. I know that He is able to deliver. Tuesday, 2/19/08 Psalm 119:50 (KJV) “This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.” I am comforted by Your promise of faithfulness, I will never doubt You. When I am lowly, or in pain; I will trust in You, Your word my hope secures. Wednesday, 2/20/08 Psalm 119:51 (KJV) “The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.” I am mocked, I am questioned, but I will not turn away from Your word. I believe it with all my heart and I will not turn from it. I am inclined to the Your word, it is life to me, I will not abandon it for it is precious to me. Thursday, 2/21/08 Psalm 119:52 (KJV) “I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself.” I know that You are holy and I am not. I know that You will punish wrong, and I know my self to be sinful. Yet, I remember Your track record, I take comfort in the fact that the just live by faith, that we do not depend on our righteousness, but Your grace. Without Your Son, I am nothing, without Your grace I cannot dwell with You. Friday, 2/22/08 Psalm 119:53 (KJV) “Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.” In this world we will live in tense times, people who do not love You or Your commands will persecute Your children. Men forget Your righteous decrees, and deny justice. The threat of wicked men and their oppression is a reality, and that is a scary thought. Even then, I trust in You, for You are greater than the world’s problems, I trust in You. Saturday, 2/23/08 Psalm 119:54 (KJV) “Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.” Oh how Your laws delight me, a song of cheer to remain with me on the journey. I will remember it as I go through hard times and good. They shall be in my mind and heart. Your law is a beautiful song to me; it stays with me, and calms my spirit. Sunday, 2/24/08 Psalm 119:55 (KJV) “I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.” At night, in the darkness, when all else fades, when I am surrounded by blackness; I turn to your laws. They are my guides; they protect and watch over me. I cling to them whenever I lay down under dark shadows, I will ever trust in You, Oh Lord, I will cling to Your promises of deliverance. Monday, 2/25/08 Psalm 119:56 (KJV) “This I had, because I kept thy precepts.” Whatever I accomplish, whatever I achieve, whatever I gain, it happened because of You. I know that anything great comes from You. Every blessing is from on high. Tuesday, 2/26/08 Psalm 119:57 (KJV) “Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.” You are my inheritance, my sole return. Yet, that is more than enough. Man can fret about their dust in the wind, their crumbs at the table, and their insignificant popularity contest; but Lord, You laugh at them. I have decided to follow You, all the days of my life; I am sitting at Your table and I eagerly desire to eat this feast with You. My earthly ties pull me back, the snares of this world attempt to trap me. But when I realize their fleeting value, I turn to Your open arms and follow. Wednesday, 2/27/08 Psalm 119:58 (KJV) “I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.” Father, when I fail, I beg for Your mercy and forgiveness. I seek to follow and live in Your ways with all my heart. Yet I know this is not enough, that is why I ask You to show kindness according to Your word. For Your word saves, Your word delivers, Your word comforts, and Your word heals. When I stumble, when I lose my way, I know that You are there to guide me, to deliver me, and to comfort me. I can truly rest contented. Thursday, 2/28/08 Psalm 119:59 (KJV) “I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.” Father, I know that my ways do not always follow Yours; I know myself to be sinful. Because I know this, I look at my ways and give thought to what I do; and if it is not pleasing I redirect my way to follow You. Friday, 2/29/08 Psalm 119:60 (KJV) “I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.” When I know what I should do, I try to follow it without delay. Oh Lord, give me the strength and will to follow Your commands as best I may. Let me not be in question about Your words, and when I know all of Your words, may I follow them with zeal. | | |
| I know that it seems like an eternity since I have posted, but the fact is I've really been posting every day. Someone in my Church has been encouraging me to read through Psalms 119 for the whole year. I've been reading and writing down some thought on them as I go, here is the month of postings I have been privately posting.... Enjoy: Monday: 1/07/08 Psalm 119:7 (KJV) I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. Oh God there is nothing more beautiful to see, than a person devoted to you praising you in their heat. It is the sweetest aroma ascending to your throne it is the most precious prayer we pray; because it is steadfast and true. Teach us according to your word how to praise you and enjoy fellowship. Tuesday, 1/8/08 Psalm 119:8 (KJV)
"I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly." Father, may I be faithful to your word and commands, may I seek to serve you in all that I do. Oh God, I cannot serve you to the perfection that I need, that is why I need salvation, and that is why I cry out for mercy. If you cast me away, what else do I have, there is no other but you. Wednesday, 1/9/08 Psalm 119:9 (KJV) “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” What is it that pleases you Lord? What is it that brings you delight? What can I do that will make my life a pleasing aroma instead of a sickening stench? To listen and obey You, this should be the cry of my heart. Oh how hard it is to follow perfectly in Your footsteps, the terrain is too rough, the path too narrow. Though I have tried I stumble. Yet, You have delivered me with the blood of Your Son. Thursday, 1/10/08 Psalm 119:10 (KJV) “With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.” God, I can do nothing half way with You, if I follow you it must be with my whole heart. Father, I am not righteous enough to seek You in such a perfect way; I ask for Your unending strength to be my means. Please do not allow me to deviate from this path of Yours, for lost fellowship with You is unthinkable to me. Oh God, may I pursue you with all my heart. Friday, 1/11/08 Psalm 119:11 (KJV) “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Your word is so precious to me that it is in my mind constantly, I not only think about but seek to memorize Your decrees and word so that by listening I may obey. Teach me how to grasp Your word, and when I commit Your words to my heart, may it be for me the law of my conduct. Saturday, 1/12/08 Psalm 119:12 (KJV) “Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.” No matter what I do or what I go through I praise You God. I ask that You continue to teach me all that You command, that I may joyfully follow You. Sunday, 1/13/08 Psalm 119:13 (KJV) “With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.” What You say is important, but through Your word I understand that I cannot comprehend the depth of your judgments. If only I could declare them and tell others what you do, such things are too great and yet necessary. Monday, 1/14/08 Psalm 119:14 (KJV) “I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.” Your word delights me, I take pleasure in it like it was a great treasure I discovered. But, oh, how I sometimes don’t act like that. I pray for a change of heart, so that when I do not find myself joyful like that, I may find strength in You to rejoice in Your Word. Tuesday, 1/15/08 Psalm 119:15 (KJV) “I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.” Father, I cannot know Your Word unless I read and think upon it. That is my desire that I can study, read, and meditate on the Bible. Sometimes I feel that I fall so short of what I should do, help me to meditate and to really dwell on these things. Help me to have communion and holy fellowship with You. Those times are the most precious to me, may they never go away. Wednesday, 1/16/08 Psalm 119:16 (KJV) “I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.” Though I cannot follow Your statues perfectly (who can do so perfectly in your sight?) I love them. They are second nature and ingrained in my mind, I compare everything else to Your law. How happy I am to think of what you command and apply it to my life, the joy is everlasting. I am so joyful of Your law that it stays with me always, I will never forget your words. Your law matters so much that I will let all other things pass from my memory before I forget Your law and word. Thursday, 1/17/08 Psalm 119:17 (KJV) “Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.” No one can live save by Your grace, O LORD. When I think of such things it is too wonderful for me, I come before you and ask that You may deal with me in a merciful manner that I may live and keep Your commands. Friday, 1/18/08 Palms 119: 18 (KIV) "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." Father I do not see all the wonderful things in Your word, make me aware that I may be amazed at it. I cannot see the wonder of Your law unless you open my spiritual eyes to them. I cannot know You if I do not read or see what You have put down in Your law; for You have put Yourself into Your law, Your attributes cry out from the Bible. Though I were to live until the last day of this earth, I could not begin to fathom the depth of Your word. All I ask is that my eyes may grow steadily aware of the awe and wonder in Your word. Saturday, 1/19/08 Psalm 119:19 (KJV) “I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.” My home and allegiance is not on this earth, I am but a passing traveler and fellow journeyman. The laws that are accepted by this earth are not the same as my Fathers. I am unaccustomed and foreign to these things. Therefore I ask of God that He reveal His word and law to me so that I may be longing even more for my final resting place in His presence. Sunday, 1/20/08 Psalm 119:20 (KJV) “My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.” Oh that I could say like David, that my heart is overwhelmed with zeal for Your judgment to the point of breaking. I so desperately need your justice that pays back the wicked, but holds up the right. Monday, 1/21/08 Psalm 119:21 (KJV) “Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.” God, You are just. In you there are no inconsistencies, there is no corruption of Your ways, You are pure and blameless and You always do what is right in order to uphold Your holy commandments. Teach me to follow them in Your footsteps. Tuesday, 1/22/08 Psalm 119:22 (KJV) “Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.” Father, please do not punish me, for I have tried to follow Your laws. There is no one who is blameless in Your eyes, we can only be reckoned as pure through the crucifixion and sacrifice of Your son. I cannot be the spotless lamb that is needed to be a sacrifice to You. But through Your son I can be a tool to further Your kingdom. Wednesday, 1/23/08 Psalm 119:23 (KJV) “Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.” Even in the commotion of persecution and resentment towards my faith, I desired to meditate on Your word. When people ridiculed me for what I believed I was having fellowship in Your presence. Even when we have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death, You are with me. And I know that when I am led to still waters, there my soul can find rest and we can be together. Thursday, 1/24/08 Psalm 119:24 (KJV) “Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.” Whenever I have a problem, whenever I need to know what to do, I know that the answer lies in Your word. I rejoice at such a treasure within my grasp, I delight in this wisdom from above, I know that Your word is my adviser through lives toughest storms. I will make it through the gale, with Thy word being a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. Friday, 1/25/08 Psalm 119:25 (KJV) “My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.” My hope during this lifetime, any consolation I may have, is in Your promises found in Your word. I will eventually depart and my soul will leave this tent, but a future promise is assured by Your mighty word. Oh LORD do not deny me, save me according to Your word. Saturday, 1/26/08 Psalm 119:26 (KJV) “I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.” I have decided to follow Jesus, there is no turning back, I have decided to follow in the footsteps of my Savior, and it is final. You have heard me, Oh Lord, and have raised me up. I have decided to follow you and I pray that You will guide my every move according to Your righteous law that is ever before me. I have decided to follow Jesus, my path is clearly marked. I have decided to follow in His steps, may I not stray from the light of Your word. Sunday, 1/27/08 Psalm 119:27 (KJV) “Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.” I do not meditate or consider Your ways enough, I do not have this desire like I should. Please, Oh God, instill in me a desire to worship You and meditate on what You say. May I think upon such things and desire to describe Your wonderful truths to others. This is the cry of my heart, may I think on You continually, and never stop praising You. Monday, 1/28/08 Psalm 119:28 (KJV) “My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.” Oh Lord, my life seems to tear apart without Your word. Like a fortress without a solid foundation I shake and tumble to the ground. Only Your word can strengthen me Lord. if we hope in You we will mount up on wings like eagles, we will run and not grow weary, we will walk and not be faint. If we trust in You to come to our aid, we will find strength, Your word is a stumbling block to this world, but to us it is the very power of God. Without You, and Your word, I am nothing. Tuesday, 1/29/08 Psalm 119:29 (KJV) “Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.” Oh God, I am not of this earth; I am part of Your kingdom, in which there is no falsehood. Therefore, I hate that which is anti-You; the lies that I hear are a stench in Your nostrils (that is why I ask you to remove lying from me). I simply desire that I dwell with You and live under Your grace, and may I dwell in Your house forever. Wednesday, 1/30/08 Psalm 119:30 (KJV) “I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.” Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is upright, I choose that way. Your decrees and judgments are just and true, therefore I lay them before me to remind me of pleasing You. Is there anything more beautiful and true, than Your words spoken to me, Your commands directing me through the mires of life. Deceit weighs me down, and injustice burdens me, yet I lay it all down when I come before You and bow down. Thursday, 1/31/08 Psalm 119:31 (KJV) “I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.” Oh God, in my pursuit of following You, may I never stumble or be frustrated by my own weakness. I truly desire to follow Your commands, but until I am at home with You, my weakness will leave me short of the service I owe You. I would be completely despondent if not for Your Son, Jesus; that is my rock in whom I will not be put to shame. I may stumble and fall, but my Savior will never fail. | | |
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