Monday, April 7, 2008
Seek and Keep
As I have read through and (slowly) begun memorizing Psalm 119 I have noticed several reoccurring themes and principles. One in particular stuck out to me this past weekend as I was reading through the chapter again. It is this idea of seeking and keeping. Over and over the Psalmist emphasizes the disciplines of seeking and keeping God's Word. In 119:2 he writes, "Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!" That seems to be a major theme of Psalm 119. The word keep is used over twenty-five times throughout the Psalm, and the word seek appears almost ten times. Both of these words are also coupled with the phrase "with the whole heart." In other words, one of the major themes of instruction in this Psalm is to seek and keep God's Word with the whole heart.
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Hey, Dan'l! Thanks for these great observations of this Psalm. Oh, that we could grab hold of those words, "keep" and "whole heart". I'm praying for you as you continue to memorize this passage and for the teens who are rising to this challenge. I am inspired!!
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