Establish Your Word To Your Servant

This beginning of Psalm 119,verse 38 ends with the words; "Who is devoted to fearing You". We read in verse 40; "Behold, I long for your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness." The psalmist knew an understanding that we have forgotten in many Christian circles today and that is this; Revival for the Church is in the precepts of God". We must preach His precepts so that others may hear and understand. We are not to preach modern philosophy or my interpretation or even a doctrine equivalent to the word of God, no it must be from God's word and that alone. My teaching must reflect His precepts in a way to make every effort to allow the hearer of the teaching to understand the word of Yahweh God, not the word of Hugh.

We must be revived today, and one key is found in previous verse #37 of the same chapter," "Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way"( some versions say words).  So much time is wasted on the worthless. We see things others have bought and covet, we see ads on TV and covet and then buy what should not be bought, we watch worthless shows that add nothing to my spiritual growth, in fact a great hindrance. No time, we say to read our bible or other inspired material, but time enough to vegetate in front of the flat screen. Ouch, that hurt me! I have learned many precepts from the word of God, and much understanding. The teaching of it has no power unless I live the precepts I know, and that is what God is busy doing in my life, boiling me into a character that is honest and pure of heart. There is no place for dis-honesty in our Christian walk (and talk). We must be above board and true in all of our ways. We must establish His word in our heart and lives as believers.