A Look at Psalm 119:73

Psalm 119:73 “Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands.”
 

David reveals something very crucial to life in this verse. God made us and formed us! He is the Potter, we are the clay. In designing us, He created a place within us for Him to dwell. His dwelling place is to be in our hearts. 

The heart defines who we really are. The heart’s condition determines how much spiritual understanding we have. When our heart is conditioned toward God, our ability to understand His commands increases. When our hearts are surrendered to God, then God becomes our life.
 

Psalm 49:3 says, “The utterance from my heart will give understanding.” There is no understanding outside of God. David asked God to give him understanding so that he could learn HIS commands. That understanding came through the utterance of his own heart and the still small voice of God.
 

A.B. Simpson once asked, “Is there any note of music in all the chorus as mighty as the emphatic pause? Is there anything that can so touch our hearts as the power of stillness?” There must be stillness in our lives is we are to gain understanding from God. God waits at the depths of our being to talk to us – if we would only get still enough to hear His voice. Getting still is not just a matter of being quiet. It’s more a matter of removing the ever-present sounds of self and pride from the heart.
 

In Psalm 46:10 we read, “Be still and know that I am God.” The emphasis of this verse is that we need to stop all of our own efforts to do things and simply let God do them. The problem we encounter lies on our desire for self-glory. We like to be able to say, “I did it!” David’s understanding came from knowing that God made him and formed him, and that he was to simply be still.
 

Take some time to let this verse sink in – chew/meditate on it; then, ask God to help you be still.

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