Psalm 119:43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Psalm 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
Psalm 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
These verse just needed to stick together.
I have hoped in thy judgements. I shall keep thy law continuously. I will walk in liberty. For I seek thy precepts.
Make the Bible your home base. Therein is is liberty. Not so much liberty to do whatever you want with no consequence. More like liberty in that you are not trapped in a prison of hopelessness for your future.
Psalm 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Am I ashamed to speak about His Testimonies?
Psalm 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
I will delight myself in thy commandments. This sounds like it is on purpose. I will do this. I need to make myself do this. It does not come naturally to do this without effort. I love thy commandments, this is why I will delight myself in them.
Psalm 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
My hands also will I lift up...I have to take action.
I cannot just sit here.
I love the Bible.
I will meditate on the Bible.
But then I must take what I have learned and take action.
Psalm 119:49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Remember the word....This is my comfort...thy word hath quickened me.
(written years ago)
I'm tired....politically, I'm exhausted at the lack of hope for our nation at the moment. Emotionally, with my dad dying...it was/is a hard process to go through. Watching my kids find their way in life...another hard process which is so completely out of my control. Then just keeping up with the day to day responsibilities of life. I'm so tired....
But...
As I have my devotions each day...
Remember the word....This is my comfort...thy word hath quickened me.
Can you imagine all this without daily devotion time with God? Each day He renews me. This is one reason why devotions are so important. Each day it is like my time with God fills my "pack" for the day with just what I need. What if I get too busy to fill my "pack" for the day? How I would falter that day...there is no need to falter...I have the resource at my fingertips to get a fresh refill every morning!