A Look at Psalm 119:27
Have You Considered God's Wonders Lately?
Psalm 119:27 “Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders.”
“Precepts” are instructions. David is asking for an understanding of the teaching of God’s instructions. He wants to understand how God’s instructions apply to life. There is no understanding outside of God.
1 Corinthians 1:30 says, “It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God.” Jesus is our wisdom from God. He is our understanding. To gain more understanding, we need more time in His presence. God is trying to convey His very life to us.
His Word is not just an instruction book we are trying to learn. We are attempting to understand what the life of God is all about. How could it ever be learned outside of prayer? Through the door of prayer we enter in God’s life.
Proverbs teaches us that if you spend time with an angry man, you will become angry; if you spend time with a wise man, you will become wise. We seem to take on the spirit of the people we spend time with. The same is true of God. The fruit of the Spirit begins to develop within the heart of those who spend time in God’s presence.
Through prayer we gain an understanding. That understanding is so incomprehensible, we simply stand in awe of our God. What we understand is this: God is beyond our comprehension. Therefore, our only option is to trust and obey His precepts. Our God is full of wonder.
There are many things that are too wonderful to explain. For instance, I cannot explain how divine healing works, but I can testify to it. I cannot explain how God supplies our needs, but I can testify of it. Once David understood the teachings of God’s precepts, he gave himself to meditating on God’s wonders.
Let’s each take some time to pray over/ through this - to meditate on this verse, Then, give thought to the wonders of God.
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