Psalms 118:19

Psalms 118:19 says, Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:  David said that if God opened the gates of righteousness that he would go in.  God opened the gates of righteousness for evermore by the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, but we like David must choose whether to go in or not.  Verse twenty adds, This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. Jesus, is the gate that we must enter through in order to be made righteous by His sacrifice.  Verse twenty-one states, I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.  David said he would praise God because God had heard him and had become his salvation, and so should we as followers of Christ. Verse twenty-two adds, The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.  David was speaking of the promised Messiah, Who is Jesus Christ.  Though He was rejected by men, even the religious leaders, Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone of salvation.  Verse twenty-three continues, This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.  Salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is God's plan, and it is the only one available.  Verse twenty-four declares, This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.  As Christians, this should be our declaration every day.  We should rejoice because this is a day that God has made.  Verse twenty-five adds, Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.  God will save us now, immediately, if we put our faith in Jesus Christ and we will have a new spiritual prosperity.  Verse twenty-six says, Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.  David called on those that came to God to be blessed, and we are.  Verse twenty-seven adds, God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.  Jesus Christ is the light of the world, and if we accept His gift of salvation, we need to present ourselves to Him as living sacrifices.  Verse twenty-eight states, Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.  Like David, if God is our God, which can only be true if we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, then we are to praise and exalt Him.  Verse twenty-nine adds, O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. We like David should also give thanks to God daily, because God's mercy lasts forever.  If we are a Christian, we are not saved one day and lost the next, but we are saved forever by God's enduring mercy.