Psalms 119:105

Psalms 119:105  says, NUN.  After the dividing letter, verse one-hundred-five says, Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.  I believe that David was actually saying that God's word lit his way in the darkness of the world, and not just during actual darkness.  God's word will do the same for us today, if we follow it.  Verse one-hundred-six adds, I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.  It is not enough to just swear that we are going to keep God's word if we don't follow through in keeping it, as David said he did. Verse one-hundred-seven states, I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.  David said that he was very much afflicted and asked God to heal him. If wecare suffering physically, we should ask God to heal us, and He may, but more importantly, if we are suffering spiritually and ask God to heal us, He always will.  Verse one-hundred-eight adds, Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.  David said he would freely offer his words of thanks to God for God's healing him and asked God to teach him His word.  We should always offer God our thanks simply because if we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we are God's people forever.  We must also rely on God to teach us His word.  Verse one-hundred-nine declares, My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.  David said that even though he was often fighting for his life that he would not forget God's law.  God did not remove all the threats to David, who was called a man after God's own heart, so why do we claim that God will give us what we want today simply to keep us happy?  Like David, even if our life is threatened because of our faith, we must always keep God's commandments.  Verse one-ten adds The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.  The wicked, those who do not believe in God or His word, will continually set snares for God's people.  Some snares will be so subtle that if we do not really know what God's word says we may easily fall into them.  This is why we must rely on the leadership of the Holy Spirit at all times.  Verse one-eleven continues, Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. David said God's word  was his heritage and brought rejoicing to his heart.  As Christians, our heritage is built on Jesus Christ, the Living Word, and this should bring rejoicing to our heart.  Verse one-twelve concludes, I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.  Like David, as followers of Christ, our heart, or mind, should be set on following God's statutes.