A Look at Psalm 119:110

Psalm 119:110 “The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.”

David is saying, “The wicked are trying to trap me, but I do not stray from Your precepts (instructions), I have nothing to worry about.” The precepts of God are His instructions to us. If we lie in accordance with them we do not need to live in fear of what the wicked may try to do to us. In Numbers 23:23 we read, “There is no sorcery against Jacob, no divination against Israel,” There is no direct attack by the enemy that can do anything against the child of God. 

If Satan were to come to you and say, “I just want you to know that I will be tempting you real soon, to destroy your family and ministry, so beware,”  you could easily fight against that. That’s what Proverbs 1:17 says, “How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!” When the enemy lets you know what he is up to, he has defeated his own plan. The only way for the plan of Satan to work is to get our eyes off of the precepts of God. If he can get us to no longer follow God’s instructions, then we lose our spiritual insight. Without insight, we can fall prey to his plan.

Listen to the Word of the Lord in Proverbs 1:24-26, “But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand, since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you.” He concludes his thoughts in verse 33, “But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” 

Let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, ask yourself if you have ever fallen prey to the enemy’s plan because of a lack of following God’s precepts.   

Continued