A Look at Psalm 119:81
I have put my hope in Your Word
Psalm 119:81 “My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.”
In this verse, David is expressing the longing of his heart for his salvation. Salvation, in this instance, refers to the complete purification and restoration of
his soul, which is what Jesus is and does for us. The intensity of David’s desire for it was so great, his own spirit was exhausted. Have you ever been so
mentally drained that you felt you might faint?
There is a battle being waged over the soul of every person. Satan is constantly attempting to wear down the saints. Sometimes we become weary, and our soul begins to long for Jesus to come and rescue us. “The Spirt and the Bride say, ‘Come’” Revelation 22:17.
David then reassures himself by saying, “But I have put my hope in your word.” His hope was in the unmovable Word of God. Though his soul was fainting with longing for Jesus (his salvation), he had not yet found Him. Therefore, he re-established, in his own mind the basis for his faith.
His faith was in God’s Word, regardless of what he was facing. Sometimes in our thinking, we believe ourselves to be the center of this life. That is not so!
The Word of God stands true, regardless of what we have gone through or what we are currently experiencing. The Word of God is the center of all things.
When we come to places in life where our soul almost faints with longing for Jesus, where we just can’t seem to make it any longer, we need to do as David
did. David said, “But I have put my hope in your word.” We must take a stand and say, “The Word of God will NOT fail me.” Heaven and earth may pass
away but the Word of God will stand forever.
Take time to let this verse sink in – chew/meditate on it; ask God to give you a heart that is fixed on His Word.
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