Lamedh, the twelfth letter of the
Hebrew Alphabets, starts Psalm 119:89-96, dealing with the truth that the Word
of God is forever sure and settled. It will always stay relevant to God’s
people because it will never change. This is the assertion of the Psalmist. In life
everything changes. Everything grows old and becomes less effective, but the
word of God stays current and permanent. The potency of God’s Word can never be minimized. He spoke and
the word came into order. His Word established the earth.
Not only is God’s
Word powerful, it is also faithful and full of integrity, because it’s the Word
of our faithful God. He has never failed in any generation. His people,
regardless of the period of time they existed, have experienced the blessing of
His gracious and merciful Word. His people have and will always experience the
promises made in His Word. From Genesis, we know that God brought about the heaven
and earth by His Word. The Psalmist here tells us that he had established the earth
meaning it will remain forever. Think of it this way, He had placed earth rotating
in the orbit after He had created it, and it had remained there rotating ever
since.
Everything is
subjected to God the Creator. We and everything He had created, exist to serve
God’s pleasure. The whole order moves at God’s command and functions according
to what He had made them to do. The Psalmist affirmed that He was sustained by
God’s Word. He acknowledged that had he not made the law of God His delights,
he would have perished under the heavy weight of the afflictions he underwent. Like him, we must realize that our life and
the duration we live, are in God’s hand. Hence it is wise to yield to Him our
every moment in life. And again like him, we must never forget the precepts God
had set in His Word. Everything God says energizes life. It brings spiritual health
and vitality.
The wonderful truth
is: we belong to God. And when we recognize that, we are preserved because we
will seek to live by the principles of His Word. As we seek to understand and live
them out, we are incrementally influenced by them to live life rightly. And as
we continue to do so, we find sustenance in Him. As God’s people we may have to
encounter foes who oppose the God we worship and serve. They harbor wicked
intention against us. Some may even scheme our destruction. No matter what they
do we should never be distracted from God’s Word. We choose to stand by the
testimonies of God’s Word against the fear of threats we encounter.
On earth nothing is perfect. Everything
will come to an end. In contrast the Word of God is perfect and will last forever.
It is broad in that it permeates every area of life and will continue to endure.
It is applicable for time and eternity, to guide and direct us into the fullness
of God’s purpose for us. It helps us align to His plan and programs. It is effective
and is adequate for now and forever. It is full of integrity and will never
lead us into deception but to the true state of being with God.
We are imperfect but we have a perfect
God and the legacy of His perfect Word. It behooves us therefore to come to His
Word to read, study, meditate, memorize and apply. The more we do so, the more
we will find our security in Him, in an imperfect world full of uncertainty.
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