“THROUGH YOUR PRECEPTS I GET UNDERSTANDING!”

 Psalms 119:104-105                              (ESV)

“104 “THROUGH YOUR PRECEPTS I GET UNDERSTANDING”; therefore I hate every false way. 

105 YOUR WORD is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

The word PRECEPTS is defined by one dictionary as “a guiding principle or rule that is used to control, influence or regulate conduct.”   Being controlled or influenced by anyone or anything is foreign to most humans, as we are all encouraged to do things “our way”, making “our mark” in the world.  But as Believers we are to DIE to ourselves DAILY (Luke 9:23), surrendering our WILL to HIS.  

WISDOM comes from THE LORD (Proverbs 2:6) and Proverbs 3:5-7 says “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING. In all your ways acknowledge HIM, and HE will make straight your paths. BE NOT WISE IN YOUR OWN EYES; FEAR THE LORD, and TURN AWAY FROM EVIL.”  We are incapable of doing “the right things” even when our intentions are the best.  Unless we are driven by the SPIRIT OF ALMIGHTY GOD we will invariably wind up in the midst of calamity, needing rescuing by OUR CREATOR!  

Having our EYES OPENED to SEE “every false way” is a blessing beyond description.  It isn’t something that anyone can Glory in, simply because we cannot SEE into the future and know where the storms will appear!  Knowing that THE ONE WHO spoke CREATION into existence is guiding our lives doesn’t mean that we will have “smooth seas”, but we are PROMISED that HE will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5 as well as over 100 other verses in the BIBLE!)!  Not getting caught up in the storms, but focusing on OUR DELIVERER, should be the calming influence or regulator we depend upon!  

“THROUGH YOUR PRECEPTS I GET UNDERSTANDING” doesn’t indicate that our paths will not experience storms and difficult times, but it does mean that JESUS HIMSELF will be with us in whatever HE guides us to!  Having FAITH that HIS WAYS ARE NOT OUR WAYS (Isaiah 55:8-9) will allow us to go wherever HE leads!  When HE is regulating and controlling our conduct, HIS Promise is to use even our weaknesses for HIS GLORY “THROUGH YOUR PRECEPTS I GET UNDERSTANDING” makes perfect sense when we realize WHO is regulating things!!!