“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:18 (ESV)
From Psalm 119 we look today at verse 18 and find the psalmist praying to God. In this psalm the scriptures are often called God's Law. This word means much more than the 10 Commandments which God has given. For us it includes all the instruction and revelation which God has given to us in the Bible. For the psalmist, much of the Bible, as we have it, was not written yet and the focus was likely on the Mosaic Law, or the Pentateuch, or Torah which are the first five book and what believers had at that time. But we can pray as the psalmist did in this verse and ask God to open our eyes to see the wondrous things in all of the Bible that we have. We remember that Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to do just that – to open our hearts and minds to understanding the Word of God. Yes, the Holy Spirit is here with us to open our eyes to discern the wonderful truths in the Bible. Remember the times your heart has been thrilled as truths are revealed to you from the Bible. That is the promise of today's verse.
Notes on Psalm 119
From Psalm 119 we look today at verse 18 and find the psalmist praying to God. In this psalm the scriptures are often called God's Law. This word means much more than the 10 Commandments which God has given. For us it includes all the instruction and revelation which God has given to us in the Bible. For the psalmist, much of the Bible, as we have it, was not written yet and the focus was likely on the Mosaic Law, or the Pentateuch, or Torah which are the first five book and what believers had at that time. But we can pray as the psalmist did in this verse and ask God to open our eyes to see the wondrous things in all of the Bible that we have. We remember that Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to do just that – to open our hearts and minds to understanding the Word of God. Yes, the Holy Spirit is here with us to open our eyes to discern the wonderful truths in the Bible. Remember the times your heart has been thrilled as truths are revealed to you from the Bible. That is the promise of today's verse.
Notes on Psalm 119
###
No comments:
Post a Comment
We do appreciate your honest comments, thank you. However we do not permit links or sales offer pitches of any kind in the comments. Comments with links and offers will not be approved and will be removed. Thank you.