Psalm 119:41-48 Second Read

I said in a previous blog that I hit a wall when I came to this section. I noticed that I was trying to "think up something to write"rather than letting the Holy Spirit work in my heart and mind first. I would rather not write anything than make up something on my own that sounds like it fits.

Here's a picture that illustrates well the heartbeat of the past few weeks in Psalm 119: Need, Selflessness, Longing, Stranded, Hope in Another, Prayer, Simple Thankfulness, Dependent, etc... This man's palms are turned up and empty waiting to be filled. This is how we come to God. This is what I believe is the meaning in 119:48 - "I shall lift up my hands to Thy commandments." This is what we need, long for, hope in, and dependent on. This is what has been the ache of the first 40 verses: "God I have to have You and Your Word or I'm lost and a stranger with no hope". "Please don't forsake me, please don't leave me, please help me understand, please help me walk." This reminds me of Peter's answer to Christ in John 6:68 when asked if he was going to leave; "Lord, to whom shall we go, You have the words of eternal life?"

Psalm 119:41 "May Thy lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord, Thy salvation according to Thy word; So I shall have an answer for him who reporaches me...For I trust in Thy word.

Have you ever heard your heart say these words to God? Think about it...
-scott