Category Archives: Holiness

Aching for Righteousness (Psa 119.5)

“O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!”

Perhaps we have all wanted something so badly we were aching for it. I remember this feeling when I was growing up in the weeks before Christmas, anticipating the possibility that I might receive some particular gift. Strong desires for certain things probably never leave most people, no matter how old, as long as they remain sharp. What is your greatest wish for yourself right now? What is it that you desire so badly, that you could truly say you are aching for it?
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God’s Authority and Requirement in His Precepts (Psa 119.4)

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently (Psa 119.4).

We just considered the blessedness of devout Christians, the topic of Psa 119.1-3. There we learned that devotion to God and His Word are inextricably linked, and that those so devoted to both are the most blessed of all, living in communion with God and His Word, exemplifying godliness in all their conduct. These things being so, who would not aspire to become so blessed?

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