Psalm 119 (Mem and
Nun)- Verses 97-112
-*Mem
Application* What this section is a precursor to is the coming of the Holy
Spirit’s indwelling of every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:16;
16:7-13; 17:21). He is the One who gives us that continual and abiding love of
God’s ways including His law, His testimonies, His precepts, His ordinances,
and His statutes. It is His enduring presence that keeps us meditating on His
Word all day long making us wiser than our enemies and giving us more insight
than all our teachers and understanding than the aged. His conviction restrains
us from every evil way and keeps us focused on His righteousness. The Holy
Spirit from God teaches us Himself, so we have all we’ll ever need from His
Word (Psalm 119:102)!
-*Nun Application* Let’s meditate on the first verse in this
section for a moment or two, maybe all day if you’d like. “Your Word is a lamp
(niyr) to my feet and a light (‘owr) to my path (Psalm 119:105).” Here
we see the illumination factor that the Spirit of God gives us by His Word (1
Corinthians 2:10). We need light to see. When we have darkness, we wander
around and don’t know which direction to take. God’s Word gives us the
enlightenment that we need to find our way. I have often noted during the
course of my life that the LORD will reveal only portions of this direction at
a time. It is a lamp, or candle, that illuminates only the step, or few steps,
ahead of you so that you can keep having the faith for the big picture and the
big vision, or grand scheme, if you will. This is to keep our dependence
squarely on the Sovereign of our souls, and reduces on own self-confidence.
This is good, because if we knew everything that God was going to take us
through as His servants, we might change our minds and regress in the adventure
of the life of the Kingdom. So whether things are great, and they often are if we’d
just appreciate it for a while, or if they are afflicting, as in the case of this
Psalmist here in verses 107-110, allow the LORD to do His refining-developing work
in you to revive, make strong, teach, remember, and inherit all of His great and
redeeming promises. Incline your heart through His illumination to perform at a
high level all of His righteous statutes forever, even to the end.
Verse to Memorize:
Psalm 119:105
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