Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies. I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. (Psalm 119:89-96 ESV)
Forever is a mighty long time, but that is how long the word of God is firmly fixed in the heavens…
So why then are people claiming they have some secret knowledge that they know who is in and who is out? Or is it just me because people are saying that some sins are worse than others, even if Jesus didn’t talk about it.
The interesting thing about this portion of this psalm is the way it ends. “Your commandments exceedingly broad.” That is wide is the commandment of the Lord. Many Christians today would say as Jesus did narrow is the way, and therefore the rules are tight and clear that the people who follow the rules are in and those who don’t are out. But what rules do we have to follow, because some of the rules we over look. Like wearing mixed fibers in our clothing. Eating lobster and shrimp and crab and bacon… But these rules don’t apply any more. Why don’t they apply? Isn’t all of the bible the word of God and it stands forever in the heavens so none of the rules pass away. Or is it only the rules that God gave us…
But I digress… Broad is the commandment, what does that mean? That the commandment is able to allow some give and take or is bigger than we think? Maybe the commandment can’t belayed into a box that we can neatly hold and keep to ourselves but it is bigger than us or anything we can think. Just like God. When we try to keep Him in our neat .little box and make Him who we want Him to be He surprises us and does something that doesn’t fit the box…
Don’t keep God or His commandments in a box…
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