Psalm 119:73-80 Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word. I know, O LORD, that your laws are righteous, and in faithfulness you have afflicted me. May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight. May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts. May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes. May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
The God who made us has also given us His commands to live by. There is a quiet confidence in this passage – a hope dug down deep in David’s heart that despite the present condition of his life, which was far from ideal and filled with pain and shame and affliction, that everything would ultimately work out. That confidence came from David’s decision to walk within the boundary lines God set up in His Word. In the Word he met the God of all comfort and compassion who ministered to his point of need. He also learned to delight in God’s commands, recognizing that they were the path of life and hope – no matter what the present looks like, there is reason to hope in the future by following His Word.
Today, take time to be comforted by the unfailing love of God (v.76). What does it mean that His love is unfailing - in your life right now?
