"Taught By The Word of God"

"Taught By The Word of God"




"Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,And I shall observe it to the end."
-Psalm 119:33 (NASB)


This 8-verse passage (verses 33-40) closely parallels a similar passage in Proverbs 2:1-5,which both focus on being taught,gaining understanding,& keeping "the way" of God's Word.


"My son,if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding;For if you cry for discernment,Lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God."
-Proverbs 2:1-5 (NASB)


Certainly worth nothing is the manner in which the psalmist asked in verse."Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,"
In every case,the request is for God's hand to control the process. There is no indication that the psalmist assumed the capability of finding these truths on his own.

"Teach me,O LORD,the way of Your statutes,And I shall observe it to the end. Give me understanding,that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments,For I delight in it. Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity,And revive me in Your ways. Establish Your word to Your servant,As that which produces reverence for You. Turn away my reproach which I dread,For Your ordinances are good. Behold,I long for Your precepts;Revive me through Your righteousness."
-Psalm 119:33-40 (NASB)


However,having prayed for God's intervention & oversight in his life,the psalmist promised to act on the given insight & order his life around "the way" so illumined his "longing" in the holy life & character revealed in the Scriptures &,like the Proverbs 2 passage,showed a willingness of the spiritual consciousness of his heart & mind to discern the fear of the LORD,& discover the knowledge of God".........

"Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God."
-Proverbs 2:5 (NASB)


May our prayer always be like this..............................


"Search me,O God,& know my heart;Try me and know my anxious thoughts;And see if there be any hurtful way in me,And lead me in the everlasting way"
-Psalm 139:23-24 (NASB)



-May the Lord teach us in His Word,as we study it & apply it in our own lives. May we live for Jesus on a daily basis.



Lord Bless You



-Johnny Trejo