"Soul-Crushing..."

August 24, 2014

“Soul-Crushing…”

Blessings folk!

Do you hunger for the Word of the Lord?
Do you hunger for His instruction, for His direction, for His guidance?

Heed…

Psalm 119:17-20

17 Deal bountifully with Your servant,
That I may live and keep Your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.
19 I am a stranger in the earth;
Do not hide Your commandments from me.
20 My soul is crushed with longing
After Your ordinances at all times.


The cry of the Psalmist is for the Lord to “deal bountifully” with him.
To what purpose?
To live.
To keep His Word.

It is the Lord that releases His Word within.
We have a role of impartation, but the Lord takes that and glorifies Himself.

Pray that the Lord will deal with each of us in like manner:

  • bountifully
  • open our eyes...to behold the wonderful things from His Law
  • hide not His commandments from us… we are strangers/aliens to the earth

Lastly, may we long for His ordinances at all times...a soul-crushing longing.

How would the Lord use us if such were the case?