Psalm 119: 144, 160
Thy testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
God's rules govern all living and other things. Today we call some of them the Natural Laws, that govern how living things and elements interact and function.
The better I understand how all this works together, the healthier I can be and the better I can get along in my relationships.
And the closer I can align my attitudes and thinking processes with my Father's ways, then the closer fellowship I can experience with Him, too.
By His testimonies I can live.
The sum of Thy Word is Truth, and every one of Thy righteous ordinances is everlasting.
All truth is God's Truth. Whatever people believe that is not according to God's Word is a deceptive lie. God is true and His Truth will last forever, because He is eternal.
Psalm 139: 23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
This familiar verse is one I have prayed for many years.
Now I am seeing it new, and it confirms that whatever is contrary to God's ways, anything that does not please Him (sin), is also hurtful, damaging to me. Damaging to my health, my relationships with others, and with my fellowship with God my Father. His ways are my life, in every sense.
O my Father, You are good, everything You do is good. Everything You think, everything You plan, everything You do all comes from Love. You are Love, and Your Love put the order into this Universe. Your Love runs all the machinery of how the stars and planets relate to one another. Your Love designed this Earth for us, and placed us here to manage it. Your Love chose one family to receive Your Law, the Instructions for living. You intended for this family to show the rest of the World how good You are, how much You love us all, so that they can also know You and follow Your ways.
Your Love sent Your own Son, the Lord God of the Old Testament, to fulfill the letter of all the Law You gave Moses at Sinai, and His death fulfilled all the sacrificial laws. Now the prophesies of Your putting Your Law in our hearts are fulfilled, with Your Holy Spirit in each of our spirits, giving us spiritual Life, and teaching us how to Love, the foundation and basis of all Your Law. How to love ourselves, how to love one another, and how to love You back.
Thank You, Father, for Your Love! You are Wonderful, and the impossible for me is Your reality for me. Thank You for doing everything possible to draw us to Yourself, to meet all our needs, to bless us and to teach us and to bring us to Yourself. Thank You for wanting me to spend Eternity with You where You are.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
