“Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me,” Psalm 175:176
“It’s Friday, Oh how I live for Fridays,” These were the excited words that came from the mouth of a person who has Fridays as their day off from work. I must confess, I wondered, “How does this person feel about the other days of the week?”
Before us this morning are two distinctly different passages of scripture. In Deuteronomy 33-34 Moses is coming to the end of his life. He gives the last instructions he will give and he prays for the people. Chapter 34 records his last day here on the earth. Moses, as great as he was, reminds us of our need of a Savior.
In Psalm 119 we are delighting in God’s gift of His Word. In the last three sections of the chapter we discover how the Word gives us constant reminders that keep us wanting to move onward and upward for the glory of the Lord.
I want to offer you three reminders from the text:
I. The Word gives us a reason to get up in the morning, Vs: 143
II. The Word gives us a reason to lie down at night, Vs: 148
III. The Word gives us a reason to live in daily awe of God, Vs: 161
These reasons alone cause me to want to live for every day. Consider these facts: 1) God’s mercies are new every morning. 2) God’s grace keeps us and watches over us in the night. 3) God’s glory and majesty are revealed in many ways each and every day. Again this should cause us to want to live every day.
Finally, I know there are some who read this who are in the midst of tough days. Allow me to point you to the Word of God, “We wait eagerly for the adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies,” Romans 8:23. There is coming a day when all sorrow will end, there will be no more sickness or pain, and no more dying. All is peace forever on that happy golden shore. What a day, glorious day that will be!!!
For further reading consider the wonder of Romans 8