Look at the first part of verse 2. "Observe" means to really look at something. Not just glance at it, but to look at every aspect of a thing. Think! What is the difference between "I saw" and "I observed"?
Observed what? His testimonies... So what does it mean when someone "gives a testimony" ... They tell in detail facts about themselves. How something happened - when it happened - how it happened - where it happened - what the after effect was - and this usually stirs something inside of us about the experience they are "Testifying" to. Get the picture! Every word in scripture (The Old Testament that David is speaking of in 119:2) is God's personal testimony about everything pertaining to Himself. And he didn't just leave it at words...He came as a man (Jesus) and lived the perfect "Testimony" and then took the second half of scripture (The New Testament) and pointed to Him (Jesus) as a physical testimony of who He (God) is! (Hebrews 1:1-3; Colossians 1:15-23; Colossians 2:8-9; John 1:1-14) When God truly answered the question that Moses asked in Exodus "Show me your Glory" He pointed to Christ. You want to see who God is - Look at the Man from Nazareth!
So, we are to " Look at every detail that God has to say about Himself as if our life depends on it" If you were starving and someone was giving out instructions to a huge buffet you would pay close attention to every detail and run as fast as you could to get the food. Is this rule keeping? No! ...it's looking for Him with our whole heart because we are in a great need. The last part of verse 2. "Blessed are those who seek Him with all their heart". We are observing what He says about Himself because we want Him... we then want to "keep His Commandments" because we love Him and want to honor Him. - So if we focus on Verse 119:2 then 119:1 and 119:3 will fall in order. Read Matthew 13:44-46 and understand that "God is the treasure and God is the pearl" - see also Luke 10:25-29.
2 comments:
Just read your second reading – have a quick question
The 2nd or 3rd line says “is this rule keeping” what
Do you mean --- is this rule being kept --- is this
Rule worth keeping --- I wasn’t sure –
At the end of the entry you say it again
Followed by “NO” --- did you leave a
Word out or am I not following your
Train of thought??
"Rule Keeping" = Legalism. Trying to keep rules to please God. Looking for things to do that are "right and religious" rather than "looking for Him continually" and having our steps follow Who we are looking for. Many say we need to "Keep the Ten Commandments" but the Ten Commandments were never meant to be "Kept" -we can't! They are there to show us what we are and lead us to Christ (Galatians 3:24 and Romans 7:5-8:5) So to say "Keep the Commandments" has to mean something other than "Rule Keeping". - Scott
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