June 19
Psalm 119:145-152 (ESV)
145 With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord!
I will keep your statutes.
146 I call to you; save me,
that I may observe your testimonies.
147 I rise before dawn and cry for help;
I hope in your words.
148 My eyes are awake before the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promise.
149 Hear my voice according to your steadfast love;
O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
150 They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose;
they are far from your law.
151 But you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.
152 Long have I known from your testimonies
that you have founded them forever.
Unfolding…unpacking….brings to mind an image of a suitcase full of stuff. Now a suitcase full of stuff does not have much practical use until you unpack it. Your toothbrush and toothpaste can’t be used until you take them out of the suitcase and are in the vicinity of water. Your cell phone charger can’t be used until you take it out and plug it in to an electrical outlet.
We take our Bible, open it up like a suitcase and begin to “unpack” the passage, unfolding each item until we can see it clearly. We ask questions and begin to understand what God is revealing to us about Himself, our condition, His amazing grace. Each time we read our Bible, ask God to help you “unfold” or “unpack” its meaning, and to give you understanding. And use that understanding to “fight the good fight” to “run the race set before you.”
Spurgeon: He who has been with God in the closet will find God with him in the furnace.
Posted: June 19, 2013 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, June, PsalmsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, daily Bible, Psalms, Scripture, Spurgeon: He who has been with God in the closet will find God with him in the furnace, Treasury of David
Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalm 119:145-152