Pe
129 Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them!
130 The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.
131 I pant with expectation, longing for your commands.
132 Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name.
133 Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.
134 Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.
135 Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees.
136 Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
Tsadhe
137 O Lord, you are righteous, and your regulations are fair.
138 Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy.
139 I am overwhelmed with indignation, for my enemies have disregarded your words.
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested; that is why I love them so much.
141 I am insignificant and despised, but I don’t forget your commandments.
142 Your justice is eternal, and your instructions are perfectly true.
143 As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.
144 Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live.
Qoph
145 I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.
146 I cry out to you; rescue me, that I may obey your laws.
147 I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
148 I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise.
149 In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.
150 Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions.
151 But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.
152 I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever.
I've heard it countless times..."It's no wonder you loved the Air Force...you kept getting promoted!" or "It's no wonder you're happy...look at the house you live in!" Whatever...
I agree on any count. I have no reason in the world to be unhappy. God has given me a very good life. But, there are times...! And the reasoning is the same: "No wonder I'm unhappy...look at the size of my mortgage payment!" You understand what I'm saying.
It's embarrassing that our state of mind is so tied to things that surround us...that have relatively little importance. In fact, we often try to rise above it. We "put on our game face" in the face of adversity. We "cowboy up" or however we want to say it. The implication is...if we were really mature we would be less emotionally reactive to the ebb and flow of life.
I need to learn to control my reactions...unless I have it backward.
David says "Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! " Sounds like he lived his spiritual life in a reactionary manner...and God loved him.
Why? "The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand."
"...that is why I love them so much."
When was the last time we wept in church because the words to that song touched our heart? When was the last time we went out of our way for our neighbor...because they needed it?
When was the last time we fell to your knees in pray because we were burdened by something?
God wants us to be reactionary. He wants us to follow our heart...because that's where He touches us.
The alternative is..."no wonder God doesn't excite me much. I have no real clue what He's done for me."
Which will it be?
Live boldly out there today...
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