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Psalm Dunk Da Funk 2
God’s commandments are not just right in the sense that they are logically correct. Psalm 19:8 says that God’s commandments are ‘pure’, that ‘they give light to the eyes’. Their holiness hurts the eyes. They’re more than human ideas: collected together, God’s laws are the guidelines from the One who is before time, and they bring His power and presence into any situation in creation.
As Psalm 19’s writer realised, by keeping God’s laws, we get a heads-up on what’s right and wrong that we wouldn’t get based off our own head-knowledge: ‘By your teachings, Lord, I am warned; by obeying them, I am greatly rewarded’ (Psalms 19:11 CEV). Our own danger-radar is glitchy at best. And just hoping to upgrade it won’t do: we need an entirely new system. God’s is faultless, and His laws reflect that, even if we don’t always 100% understand it. The writer of Psalm 19 has such a massive appreciation of God’s law - there’s no lip service while hoping, under the breath, that they didn’t exist. (Does that sound strange? If so, priority check time: what matters most in life: God, or what other folk are getting up to? Sorry if that’s uncomfortable…but we mean it for the best, honest.)
What Now?
Jesus said that the greatest commandment is love. That’s worth keeping in mind while reading the most famous laws: Deuteronomy 5:1-22. Go read them. Now, think about them as promises, not ‘you shall not or else...’ type rules, and read them again. Because of God’s love for you, and yours for Him, you’ll eventually not *want* to ‘have other gods’...Get the picture?
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