Wednesday, September 13, 2023
You
have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised. I believe in your commands; now teach me
good judgment and knowledge. I
used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your
word. You are good and do
only good; teach me your decrees. Arrogant
people smear me with lies, but in truth I obey your commandments with all my
heart. Their hearts are dull
and stupid, but I delight in your instructions. My suffering was good for me, for it
taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to
me than millions in gold and silver. Psalm 119:65-72
King David is thought to have written this longest of the Psalms. The context of his life certainly fits the
main thoughts of obedience to God’s Word.
David recounts the kind way God dealt with him after he “wandered-off” with
Bathsheba, disciplining him to bring him to obediently seek God’s ways, and
keeping his selfish ways in check. He
seeks good judgment and knowledge, hallmarks of a forgiven
man who wants to get it right this time.
The marriage of knowledge with good judgment is what we would call wisdom. Knowledge is knowing…good judgment is the “doing
of the knowing”.
Mark Twain’s
sharp humor was always laced with sound and worthwhile reasoning. Among sayings attributed to him:
One of the prime
examples of the lessons David learned in being disciplined (and which all of us
can benefit by adopting) is his confession that his suffering through God’s
discipline was GOOD.
David realized the benefit of God’s rebuke, the correction of his life’s
pathway, which had strayed from God’s will.
He didn’t see the pain of being corrected as “unfair” or “too hurtful” –
he cherished the love God showed him by not destroying him for his sins, but
helping David change. This only comes
about by the beginning of wisdom.
For You Today
Have you had the experience of God taking you to the woodshed? Did you reject His discipline? If so, you’re also aware how unfruitful it is
to remain in that stubborn petulance.
God wants the best for you; that involves giving Him the worst of you to
correct. Let the good judgment of God’s
wisdom begin!
You chew on that as you hit the Rocky
Road; have a blessed day!
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