Today’s reading is Psalm 119 (vss. 65-80)
Knowing God’s Testimonies
Of course, these sections give us a pause as we look for Jesus. After all, Jesus never went astray (see vs. 67). He was never led to repent by affliction and start keeping God’s Word. Noting this keeps us from taking Psalm 119 as a prediction of Jesus. The psalmist is not writing a twenty-two stanza prediction of what we should look for to know the Messiah has arrived.
However, as the psalmist describes a premiere Israelite, a top-notch servant of God, an epitome of God’s child, we are not at all surprised to find a description which sounds a great deal like the One who truly is The Premiere Israelite, The Top-notch Servant of God, The True Son of God.
Jesus is most certainly the one who knew the Word, obeyed God’s Law, anchored His life in God’s promises, followed God’s precepts, loved God’s rulings. He was the one smeared with lies by the insolent. He clearly saw God’s will as more valuable than silver and gold.
How then should we respond to Him? Psalm 119:74 says:
Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word (ESV).
Psalm 119:79 says:
Let those who fear you turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies (ESV).
If those who fear God should turn to the psalmist, as far short of the ultimate as he fell, how much more should we turn to the one who is truly, completely, ultimately, and wonderfully all the good and exemplary things we read about in Psalm 119? How much more should we see Jesus who put His complete hope and trust in the Word and promises of the Father and rejoice? How much more should we turn to Jesus so we may know the Lord’s testimonies?
This latter instruction should really draw us in. Jesus the Messiah is the smartest person to have ever lived. He knows how the world works. He knows the best way to live in it. He knows God’s way to live in it. After all, He is God, He created the World, He established the way. If we want to know the testimonies of God, let’s turn to Jesus, watch what He does, see where He goes, and follow Him completely. Doing anything less is actually saying we want fewer of God’s blessings and we want less than true, victorious, abundant life.
Jesus knows the Way. He is the Way. Let us fear God and turn to Jesus that we may walk the Way. Even if, and especially when, we face affliction from the insolent.
Praise the Lord!
Today’s reading is Psalm 119 (vss. 81-96).
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