Today’s passage: Psalm 119:73-96
Helpful thoughts:
- Yodh
- God is our Creator. It is only right that we should follow Him.
- God’s steadfast love, faithfulness and promises give us comfort in good times and bad.
- When others wrong us, God is the judge (Verse 78). (Romans 12:17-19)
- Kaph
- These verses include a prayer for rescue from suffering at the hands of the wicked.
- When it seems everything around us is changing (And for the worst!) we can rest in knowing that God has not and will not change.
- Lamedh
- God’s Word does not change. It is “fixed forever in the heavens.”
- Man’s pursuit of perfection always falls short, but God’s perfection is “exceedingly broad.” It does not run out. His streak of perfection will never end.
Questions to consider:
- Why is the sovereignty of God important? What authority does He have over all the world? How does His sovereignty give us assurance of salvation through His revelation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? Meaning, whose ability and authority guarantees our salvation?
- What gave the psalmist hope and comfort to endure persecution and suffering? What was the end result and goal of his rescue (Verse 88)?
- Why is it so important to know that God does not change and His Word will not change? If God could go back on His promises, what would that mean for our faith? Why can we have utter confidence in the promises of the Gospel?