A Look at Psalm 119:60
Are You Quick to Obey?
Psalm 119:60 “I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.”
In the previous verse David turned his steps toward the statutes of God. In this verse, he is running (hastening) toward God. Life is very fleeting. The reality of life’s transient state will never be more real than when we stand before the Lord one day and realize how much time we wasted on things of little intimacy with Him. David hastened to obey! We should do no less.
In the Song of Solomon 1:4 we read,
“Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers.” The bride, in this verse, is expressing her craving to be brought into intimacy with the groom. “Take me away with you,” is a simple prayer which expresses a longing for God and God alone. The “chamber” is literally the bedroom. The bride understands the urgency of being brought into this place of closeness with God, so she says, “Let us hurry!”
To pray this simple prayer of “Take me away with you,” will eventually move us into intimacy with God. This prayer helps us to overcome all of the fleeting urges of life so that God alone is our true desire. Did you know that Jesus does not want to be number one on your list? HE WANTS TO BE YOUR ENTIRE LIST!
Jesus is not interested in being one of many loves. He is not even interested in being the one we love more than our other loves. He wants to be the only love of our life. When He is our only love, our prayer life will reach a new level of intimacy with Him.
A person hastens to obey God only when there are no hindrances in his relationship with Him. Every hindrance to obedience reveals the existence of other loves in our life.
Take some time to let this verse sink in – chew/meditate on it; pray the simple prayer, “Take me away with You.”
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