Seeking the heart of God
(NIV) Ps 119:58 I have sought your face with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.
59 I have considered my ways
and have turned my steps to your statutes.
60 I will hasten and not delay
to obey your commands
As I go through Psalm 119, I am purposing to slow myself down to allow the words to seep into my spirit. Seeking God and seeking holiness has been my life’s theme for many years.
Sometimes I feel the need to remind myself and others that I do not write because I have all of the answers. I write because I am still a student of the Word, a follower of the Rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth.
I find myself going to the Word not just early in the morning but several times a day. Sometimes I find myself looking up a familiar passage to refresh my memory. Other times I look for a particular theme.
And as I contemplate the goodness of the Lord, I find myself remembering once again one of the old songs of the church:
1.Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.
Tell how the angels in chorus,
Sang as they welcomed His birth,
“Glory to God in the highest!
Peace and good tidings to earth.”
◦ Refrain:
Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.
Almost every morning, songs like this one by Fanny Crosby surface. I pray that I never forget the stories of Jesus, and that these stories continue to influence my life and my treatment of others.
May we stay closely aligned with God’s Word, and may the songs extolling our Lord and Savior forever continually be on our lips.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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