According to Your Word

Day 162

Reading: Psalms 119

Giving praise to God continually is to be a habit we cultivate or inculcate in our daily life. We should allow praise to flow from our inner being to the Most High effortlessly. Let everyday present you and me with an opportunity to celebrate the works of God. 

Reading through the Book of Psalms, you will encounter the longest Psalms and or chapter in the Bible, Psalms 119. The shortest chapter or Psalms is 117. The middle point of the Bible if you were looking for the centre of the Bible when measuring using the chapter count then it is Psalms 118. Today, however, we shall look at Psalms 119 and especially one phrase that struck me as I meditated on this portion of Scripture. I use the New King James Version and I was struck by this phrase "according to Your Word".

The Psalmist understood that life was to be lived according to God's Word and not man's word. Throughout the Bible, speaking the Word of God releases the power that we need to be released in different circumstances. 

• Take heed according to God's Word Psalms 119:9, 116. The only way you can live a life that is pleasing to God is by living in accordance with the Word. The Word provides a clear path away from the way of sin.
• Revival is only Word-based Psalms 119:25, 107, 154. Understand that the Word of God generates the life that will revive that which seems dead. God spoke and the earth came alive. Speak and what is yours will come alive.
• Strength is found in the Word Psalms 119:28. When faced with the forces that seem to outweigh our minds with thoughts of failure, death, or loss turn to the Word of God and feed on it for strength. The Word will help you refocus on God's purposes. Looking into the Word will move your gaze from the thoughts that belittle your existence by delivering a renewal of your mind that fills you with hope.
• Salvation is according to God's Word Psalm 119:41, 170. We all need to to be saved from someplace. Don't deny that you need God's salvation by thinking you don't need God. That is fatal. Salvation is only accessible according to God's Word which reveals His Way. 
• The Word reveals God's mercies Psalms 119:58, 76. Seek God in His Word with the understanding that He is a merciful God who reveals Himself in His Word. Favour flows towards those who seek the mercy of God. 
• God deals with us according to His Word Psalms 119:65. Ever played a game of cards, you play what is dealt with you by the dealer. Understand that your life is to be played out within the boundaries of the Word of God. Seek God regarding every situation you face and bring the Word of God to deal with it. 
• Understanding is only through the Word of God Psalm 119:169. No matter how things seem, let your cry be to have understanding from God's perspective in all things. Learn to ask God to reveal Himself to you by His Word. Don't expect to go through the jigsaw that life is sometimes without the understanding that God's Word serves as a guidebook. 

May our cry be to God to open our eyes that we may behold the wondrous things in His Word Psalms 119:18.

Memory Verse: Psalms 119:105

Decree: 

Psalms 119:133

Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. (italics mine)