Proclamation:
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have
put my hope in Your word. Away from me,
you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God.” Psalm 119:114-115 (NIV)
Explanation:
The words of this psalm were written under
the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King David. This is the fifteenth part, Samekh, of this
twenty-two part psalm. While David is continuing
his conversation with The Lord God, he interjects a comment to the worldly
evildoers telling them to leave him alone. (Psalm 119:115) He did not want anything to hinder him from
keeping The Word of God. Then he asked God
to sustain him and help him keep His commands. (Psalm 119:116-117)
Application:
We cannot serve to masters. (Matthew 6:24
and Luke 16:13) We cannot walk God’s way
and walk worldly at the same time. (John 8:12 and Ephesians 2:2) People who try to do that are referred to as
double-minded. Double-minded people are
unstable in their thoughts and their ways. (James 1:8) They are divided in their thoughts and they
are inconsistent in their beliefs. The
Lord God made it very clear that He did not like “wishy-washy” people and
referred to them as “lukewarm”, they were not hot or cold. (Revelation 3:15-16) Believers are not perfect, we occasionally
fall into sin. However, when we give in
to our sinful nature, we do not change our belief in God and we know that sinning
is wrong. We pray and ask Him to forgive
us, and to help us walk the right straight and narrow path. Because of our faith and trust in The Lord,
we know that if we humble ourselves and ask Him, He will forgive us and help
us. (2 Chronicles 7:14 and 1 John 1:9)
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