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And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
This might not be anything new, but it is still completely true. Love in Christ is an extremely important thing. Let's keep in mind throughout today, to show the Love of God, primarily to the people of God, and to others.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
There are all kinds of great advantages to listening to and keeping the Lord's Word.
I'll keep memorizing the Bible (including Psalm 19), and recite it back to myself when I am struggling.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
It says ...Thou wilt prepare their heart...
. If we are humble, when we are in trouble, the Lord will be working in our hearts to prepare us for His glory. This reminds me of how David encouraged himself in the Lord,
but one of the kings of Judah did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
(2 Chronicles 12:14)
While I am waiting for the Lord to hear me about some things, I'll focus on spending time with Him, so that He can be working in my heart to prepare and strengthen me.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
This is an encouraging promise that, when we are righteous, the Lord turns His face towards us, and sees.
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Jesus gave us an example to get up very early in the morning and go off somewhere by ourselves, just to spend time with the Lord.
I've been running out of time to spend with the Lord, in the mornings, lately, because I've been doing other things first. I'll start spending time with the Lord first, so I don't run out of time.
...He taught them as one that had authority...(v22)
All men seek for Thee.(v37b)
He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
What makes the difference between whether we have eternal life or not, is whether we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. He makes the difference to give us eternal life in heaven, and to give us a great and abundant life today, free from the slavery to sin.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
We should take opportunities to give the Lord credit, and to lift songs of praise to Him, even when we are with all kinds of people.
I'll look for appropriate opportunities to mention the Lord. For example, being honest to give Him credit for help with my work, instead of saying, "I got lucky."
It is Godwho does it (v47)
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
For a period of time, as we seek and serve the Lord, it may seem like we have been forgotten. However, as we wait for Him, in the end of the story, we will not be forgotten forever (v18). While we are waiting, we can prepare for the Lord's deliverance by singing praises to His name.
Lately, I haven't been finding hymns to request in meetings, very often. In meetings, I'll remember and look up hymns that have come to mind while I've been singing by myself.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
We are supposed to be going out to people, to bring them to Jesus.
I'll look for opportunities to talk to people about Jesus, throughout the weekdays.
I will praise...(v1)
...He shall judge...(v8)
...I will rejoice...(v14)
One mightier than I(v7)
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
One way to show the love of God, is in our speech. Let's make sure to speak kindly to our brothers and sisters in the Lord, even when they do what is wrong.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
There is a 'keeping of ourselves' that the Lord wants us to do. This reminds me of 2 John 8, that I studied in another Bible study, recently:
Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
We need to diligently keep paying attention to do what is right.
I'll pay attention when my conscience warns me to not get side-tracked into wasting time.
...thy right hand hath holden me up...(v35)
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
This verse starts, If he turn not...
. The Lord gives us plenty of a chance to repent. Let's be turning while we still can.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.(I added the emphasis)
In the day of the Psalmist's calamity, he stayed himself upon the Lord.
As I have been having a hard time in my life, I'll look to the Lord for help, and stay committed to Him.
For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
The Psalmist's purpose for asking the Lord to deliver him, is that he desired to use his life to remember and thank the Lord. After we've prayed for something and the Lord answers, it is often too easy to forget about it, and to forget to thank the Lord.
When I pray for something, I'll pay attention, so that I notice when He answers, and so that I can remember to thank Him afterwards.
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
I'll love my brethren in the Lord by apologizing to them for when I've spoken wrongly.
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