A Devotional Commentary in Psalm 119
Nonfiction / Religion / Spiritual / Devotional
Date Published: September 19, 2023
Publisher: Lucid Books
Do you desire the delight and joy described in the Bible, but find it elusive? Do you find yourself struggling to move from obligation to heartfelt desire? Do you desire more than information, but deep transformation? If so, this book is for you. Psalm 119 is a prayer to God for all of these things, and a personal answer from the Lord Himself. The infinitely perfect God of the universe draws near to perfect those who walk in His law, observe His testimonies, and seek Him with all their heart. How does He do this? He provides the knowledge, understanding, desire, ability, and delight; He initiates, sustains, and completes it all. This devotional commentary is a companion and a tour guide to help you toward a growing realization of the incalculable treasure that God in His mercy has placed before you in His word. You will be blessed beyond measure as you experience God’s presence as He speaks personally and powerfully to you by His perfect Word.
Excerpt
Psalm 119:18
“Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.”
This is an often repeated prayer, asking You, whose word is
living and active, always fresh, always delightful, to make it so by experience
in my heart by Your Spirit. The unspeakably wonderful things are already there,
if I could but see them! I am reminded of Ephesians 1:18, a prayer that the
eyes of our hearts may be enlightened, and also Ephesians 3:18-19, that we
might see what we can’t see, and know by experience what we can’t know, and to
be filled with what we don’t have, namely Your fullness by Your Spirit.
‘Behold’ reminds us of 2 Corinthians 3:18, that You would show us Your glory
and that we would be transformed. How does that happen today? Moses beheld Your
glory (Exodus 33:18-34:7, note both the sight and the word) and the Apostles
beheld Your glory (John 1:14, Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:2, 2 Peter 1:16-21), yet one
of them said that Your word is ‘more sure’, ‘as a lamp shining in a dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts’. May my heart
be enraptured by what You show me in Your word today. Even as I write this, it
is, and I am in awe. ‘Wonderful things’ is relatively rare in the O.T.,
occurring just one other time as ‘wonders’ in Psalm 119:27.
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no
vision.” —Helen Keller
About the Author
Mark Daniel Twombly is fueled by the desire to know Christ, proclaim Him, and ‘present every man complete in Christ’ (Colossians 1:28-29) as God’s transcendent purpose for him. Having come to faith in Christ as a child, God has built into him a love for His word as the foundation for all of life. He lives in central New Jersey as a husband to Betty, father of 6, and grandfather to 4. He has been blessed to serve in local church ministry in formal leadership for most of his adult life and continues to be active in teaching, leading, and discipleship. A graduate of Rutgers College, vocationally he is a Senior Manager of Program Management in the Telecommunications industry. He has written for Well Thought magazine and is author of the blog ‘In His Grip’ (http://mdtwombly.blogspot.com/).
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