God Promises Pure, Sure Words

Psalms 19:7-8 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8  The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.   
 
TAKE two minutes to read Psalm 19…Now that you are back, you surely noticed David’s praises to God for his extensive, orderly creation. To David, the universe’s order is a witness to God’s pure power and authority. With words such as the heavens declare, the skies proclaim and they pour forth speech, David is saying the vast and orderly physical creation is God’s message of his sovereign care over mankind.   
   This leads to David’s praise for God’s perfect, pure law. Because the vast universe is under God’s commands, we should know his laws for our lives are exactly right.
   What would happen if the earth moved a few degrees out of its orbit around the sun? All life would perish. There are countless examples of plant and animal life depending on specific nutrients to exist. Without the smallest trace minerals, many forms of life would die. God has established a perfect created order that his Word sustains.
   In a like manner, God’s Word is perfect for each detail of our lives. His pure directives will revive your soul from a weak or faltering relationship with him. His statutes are trustworthy to guide us safely through daily threats. Because God speaks perfect order into the world, we can trust his precepts – his principles – are right. We know these will nourish and protect us as we use them. Joy blossoms in our hearts when God’s precepts invigorate our faltering lives. As the LORD guides the sun, his commands enlightens our hearts to nourish and teach us precisely how we are to live.
   God is all-powerful, and he is perfectly precise. This is true for his rule over the physical universe and his rule over our spiritual lives.
   But there is one thing mankind has that no other thing in the universe has – a mind to reject God’s commands. We can decide if we want to obey him or not, can’t we? And since the first sin, it is generally “not obey” that rules the day. There is a basic mistrust of God’s commands in the human heart. We would rather have self-pleasure rule our lives than the God who rules the universe.
   That’s why we must change, “My will be done in my life.” to become “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” And apply this to our lives. As we do so, we will know this psalm’s message to understand God’s Word is completely sufficient. He rules all. No large or small thing throughout time and space escapes his attention. When we understand this truth in our hearts, why would we reject God’s pure words? Here’s a good prayer to close:
 
Psalms 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Amen.