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Daily Devotion: Psalm 119:97

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Psalm 119:97    "O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."

The writer, in thinking about the Word of God, is overcome with the realization of how important the Word is to him. There can be no doubt that he has leaned heavily upon the Lord through his life. There have been times, as he admitted earlier in this Psalm, that he has strayed from the direction given by the Lord. It seems he is looking back over his life and contemplating the victories and defeats that he has experienced. Every victory came as a result of being in the will of God. Every defeat came as a result of his doing his own desires rather than following the direction of God's Word.

If we all take time to look back over our lives, we can see the very same pattern. Those times when it seemed we had hit a brick wall often were the times we struck out on our own without giving God first priority in our lives. The times of pure joy and contentment were, and still are, the result of walking in the will of God.  The Psalmist loved the Word of God for it was there he found direction and comfort in life.  The Word of God is unchanging; therefore, we can still find direction and comfrot in our lives if we will yield to Him each day.  

When he was overcome with that understanding, the writer exclaimed, "O how I love thy law!"  May God bless each of us to fall in love with the Word of God to the point that we read, study, and meditate upon that which God has given us from His heart to ours.

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