Today’s passage: Psalm 119:49-72
Helpful thoughts:
- Zayin
- When a person hopes in God’s Word, it is a gift of God’s grace (Verse 49).
- When a person obeys God’s Word, it is a gift of God’s grace (Verse 56).
- The promises of the Bible give us the ability to take a big step back and receive comfort even during times of affliction.
- Heth
- God is not just a giver of good gifts, He is the greatest gift. The Lord is our portion.
- When we view Him this way our hearts are inclined to know what He says and to follow Him.
- We naturally spend time with those who love the same things we do (Verse 63).
- Teth
- The psalmist has learned to be thankful for God’s providential use of affliction because it turned his heart to the Word.
- The “unfeeling heart” could also be called a “seared conscience” (1 Timothy 4:2). This is how they smear with lies without conviction.
Questions to consider:
- What upsets the psalmist most in verse 53? Why can it be easier to be more upset about personal calamity or affliction that we get upset about sin? In what way is sin a far greater calamity than any other hardship we might endure in life?
- How do verses 59, 61 and 63 contrast? What is a major help to our walk with Christ? How does being together with God’s people keep our minds fixed on the truth of God’s Word?
- What was the benefit of having gone through affliction in verses 65-72? In what ways has God used hardship in your life to be gracious and point you back to His Word and Himself?