Psalm 119 Loving the Law?

This morning was the first time I think I really made it through Psalm 119 without getting distracted, or bored, or just thinking, "Wow this guy goes on and on and on."

This morning I was struck by the thought that culturally the psalmist in the old testament used "the Law" the way we might use "God's Word" or even the Living Word, "Jesus."

So now instead of reading, meditating, loving, ingesting "the Law," think about looking to God's Living Word, Jesus as the focus of our thoughts and meditations.

The other thought that came through in this reading, is that God gave the psalmist Adversity, Affliction, and Suffering to help his life become closer intertwined with the "Living Word of God." The bad stuff and the good stuff of this life, and the promise for a future all purposed for our best at the hand of God.

Spend some time with the Living Word today. Meditate on some of the bad stuff in your past and how God may be using it for your long term good, and to draw you closer to Him.