Burning indignation has seized me because of the wicked, who forsake Your law. Psalm 119:53 The psalmist is not without emotion. In other words, it is not as though he is unaffected by the prevalent sin in the world. In fact, he hates it. He hates the sinfulness of the wicked and their lack of [...]
O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever mine. I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. Psalm 119:97–99 I was very young when I started serving in youth ministry. I was [...]
You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, who wander from Your commandments. Psalm 119:21 In this very brief verse we can learn a great deal about God’s perspective of the arrogant. We can begin with a simple definition. The arrogant person is the one who wanders from God’s commandments. I would call this independent living. They [...]