Listen and Obey

41 May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord,Your salvation according to Your word;42 So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me,For I trust in Your word.46 I will also speak of Your testimonies before kingsAnd shall not be ashamed.47 I shall delight in Your commandments,Which I love.51 The arrogant utterly … Continue reading Listen and Obey

Jesus Christ, My Heart’s Desire

165 Those who love Your law have great peace,And nothing causes them to stumble.166 I hope for Your salvation, O Lord,And do Your commandments.167 My soul keeps Your testimonies,And I love them exceedingly.168 I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,For all my ways are before You. (Psalm 119:165-168 NASB 1995) Believing in Jesus Christ is … Continue reading Jesus Christ, My Heart’s Desire

I Rejoice at Your Word

155 Salvation is far from the wicked,For they do not seek Your statutes.160 The sum of Your word is truth,And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.161 Princes persecute me without cause,But my heart stands in awe of Your words.162 I rejoice at Your word,As one who finds great spoil.163 I hate and despise … Continue reading I Rejoice at Your Word

Make Your Face Shine Upon Your Servant

“Redeem me from the oppression of man,That I may keep Your precepts.Make Your face shine upon Your servant,And teach me Your statutes.My eyes shed streams of water,Because they do not keep Your law.” (Psalm 119:134-136 NASB1995) This is a prayer, asking the Lord that he would redeem (deliver, rescue) his servant from the oppression (injury, … Continue reading Make Your Face Shine Upon Your Servant

The Unfolding of Your Words

“Your testimonies are wonderful;Therefore my soul observes them.The unfolding of Your words gives light;It gives understanding to the simple.I opened my mouth wide and panted,For I longed for Your commandments.” (Psalm 119:129-131 NASB1995) From as young as I can remember, and I can remember back to when I was only two years old, I have … Continue reading The Unfolding of Your Words

As a Pillar of Iron

“’Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, … Continue reading As a Pillar of Iron

Concerning All Their Wickedness

“The word of the Lord came to me a second time saying, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. For, behold, I am … Continue reading Concerning All Their Wickedness

Everywhere He Sends Us

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,And before you were born I consecrated you;I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”Then I said, “Alas, Lord God!Behold, I do not know how to speak,Because I am a youth.”But the Lord said to me,“Do … Continue reading Everywhere He Sends Us

Things Which You Do Not Know

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I … Continue reading Things Which You Do Not Know