Bible Reading:
Psalm 119:49-56
Key Verse: Verse 52 - “I remembered thy
judgments of old, O LORD; and have
comforted myself.”
Key
Words: I
remembered thy judgments of old
John Phillips writes: “Laws today
are often made under pressure, they are often tentative, they often reflect
compromise or social, economic, or political bias. Lobbyists and interest groups significantly
influence legislation. We have hundreds
of thousands of laws seeking to accomplish what God affected in Ten
Commandments. The psalmist, however, was
not brought up in a land where legislation was at the mercy of the
lobbyists. He was brought up in a land
where the law was mandated from heaven – handed down by God on two tables of
stone, fixed and firm. The law was
therefore perfect. The psalmist could
comfort himself in the fact that God, who legislated such personal righteousness,
public responsibility, and pure religion, was a God of wisdom, love, and
power. The law reflected God’s nature,
just as our laws reflect our national character. God’s laws reflect His character. That was a
comfort to the psalmist. God’s laws
reflect a holy and righteous God.”
Yet, on the other hand, the
judgments of God also reflect His hatred for sin. General William Booth used to say he wished
every one of the soldiers in the Salvation Army could be held over hell for
half an hour. It was their driving
horror of sin and its consequences that drove the Salvationists into the
streets and slums of the world’s cities, to work miracles of grace. If such horror would seize hold of us, maybe similar horror would seize
hold of them, our loved ones and
friends outside of Christ. That would
put them in a hurry to be saved.
We would all do well to remember
the judgments of God.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Remember
that everyone will stand before God to be judged:
believers at the Judgment Seat of Christ, and unbelievers
at The Great White Throne.
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