The Heart's Cry: Psalm 19

Psalm 19

I could very easily write two completely different devotions this evening. The first one would be on the wonder of the sun, moon, and stars and the second would be on what we will actually concern ourselves with.

 The law of the Lord is perfect...
it revives the soul
it gives wisdom to the simple
it gladdens the heart
it gives light to the eyes

It revives the soul...when we are on the edge of depression and desperation it raises us up again so that we may become 'entangled'* again with God.

It gives wisdom to the simple...when we are at our wits end with no where else to turn we are given insight we shouldn't have that we may find the path forward.

It gladdens the heart...when we are in the doldrums of the struggle it lightens our load because Jesus's yolk really is easy and his burden is light.

It gives light to the eyes...when we cannot see beyond the horizon of our circumstances it gives us vision to see the possibilities of a brand new day in a brand new way.

In short the law of the Lord is both what sets us free and lets us be free. Before we understood God's law we roamed, we survived, but through God's law we have the possibility of living, of thriving. Because this law is not a set of rules that must be followed, but rather it is a way to see ourselves and the world around us, through the lens of grace and mercy, through the lens of kindness and empathy, through the lens of love. Jesus shows us how to be and how to live by showing us how to exist in right relationship with our God, with our self, and with our neighbors [i.e. everyone else].


* a word which I stole from my friend PC Walker, go buy his book, Beneath Broken Machines, from your preferred retailer, the digital copy is only $5.99