“Lord, help US understand what your rules can teach US. Then we’ll spend time thinking about the miracles you have done…TURN OUR EYES AWAY FROM THINGS THAT ARE WORTHLESS…LORD, show us your faithful love. Save us as you have promised… We will always obey your law, for ever and ever.” (Psalms 119:27, 37, 41, 44)
This request for God to turn our eyes AWAY FROM THINGS THAT ARE WORTHLESS is about using God’s authority, identity or character to protect us from purposes that are not His. We do not want to be involved in anything that will dishonor God. So, we need to make sure that we clearly understand what God wants us to be involved with. we need to pray for God to reveal His faithful love to us, so we will always obey Him.
“Open my eyes that I may SEE 1WONDERFUL THINGS IN YOUR LAW.” (Psalms 119:18) 1paw-law’: surpassing or extraordinary. Remember, God’s word is living, powerful, life changing and peace giving, so…
LET’S MAKE IT A PRACTICE, TO REGULARLY READ THE WORD OF GOD…
-Bill Stockham