David has
known from a child that God's testimonies are sure and true, that by
staying in them through reading and meditation he could understand that
there are no other words like these holy words, that no other body of
writings are so pure and everlasting, for they changed his heart and
brought him comfort in times of sorrow and gave him joy through his many
tears.
When he had
sinned, these words restored his joy to him. When he was in battle,
these testimonies assured him that God would be with him each time he
entered into battle. He ate these words and digested them, he meditated
upon these testimonies. He sang the testimonies of the Lord as he played
his harp with cunning.
These can be
none other than eternal words, which give rise to joy in the heart and
assurance in the mind and energy to the feet. The ears, too, are anxious
to hear these wonderful words, and they are like honey to the taste and
like medicine to the inward being.
Yes,
these testimonies shall be David's portion through his entire life, and
he will die as an old man, anointing his son, Solomon, to be king of
Israel, with the Messianic line in tact, and with comfort from these
very testimonies which will carry themselves unchanged through the
history of the world and shall rest in the end unchanged, unharmed but
full of truth and glory to the God of heaven.
No comments:
Post a Comment