tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post4558604885615218835..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field"Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-42024618638062505602011-07-21T10:15:25.712-07:002011-07-21T10:15:25.712-07:00Our psalmist is in prayer,
expressing his love fo...Our psalmist is in prayer, <br />expressing his love for the Lord's commands,<br />and promising to keep His words.<br /><br />We may not have the wisdom of Solomon,<br />but we have enough discernment to recognize <br />how powerful the Lord's decrees can be in our<br />spiritual lives. Just as the law of the lord<br />is precious to our psalmist, so to us is the law<br />of the Lord central to our lives and to our faith.<br /><br />Our psalmist says that the Lord's decrees are<br />wonderful, and therefore he observes them.<br />We may not always <br />think of the law as wonderful,<br />(some people may consider it restrictive), <br />but if we learn to do His will, <br />we find that we are liberated,<br />set free from the sin that drags us down. <br />We choose life instead of death.<br /><br />Doing God's will (keeping his commandments) <br />isn't easy, but having received His grace, <br />and having been granted discernment <br />to know right from wrong, good from evil, <br />we can follow Him with conviction. <br />Our 'yes' will mean 'yes' to the Lord,<br />and our 'no' will mean <br />'no' to the devil and his minions.<br /><br />Having decided to do His will, <br />we take delight in keeping His statutes; <br />they are like honey to us.<br />And the blessings we receive <br />are part of what God has prepared <br />for those who love him. <br /><br />AmenBarry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com