Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net
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From: "Apostle Tom" <pressingon@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:00:23 -0500
To: pressingon@hotmal.com
Subject: Morning Manna (July 19); BP: Ps. 19; RBTTY: Acts 21:18-40; Ps. 23-25
July 19 “His Enlightening Word”
“. . .the Commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the
eyes.”
Psalm 19:8b
When His Light comes in, our eyes are opened and we cry, “Yes!” and
“Amen!!” (II Cor.1:18-20).
Every now and then we have a “breakthrough”—one of those “Wow!”
moments—when suddenly things begin to fall into place. Although they really
are a moving of the Holy Spirit, shedding light where there is darkness, too
often we call them “discoveries” instead of “revelations.”
Take for instance the Proverbs. Even an agnostic or atheist can take
the “proven principles for success” in Solomon’s “sage sayings” and build a
success business; the problem is he/she won’t give the credit to the One Who
gave them—citing his/her own intellect or ability as the reason.
But, oh, dear Pilgrim, all truth comes from God, whether we give Him
credit or not. Regardless of the arena or the way in which it arrives, say
it again aloud: “All truth comes from God” (Jn. 14:6). Period. Pity the
person who thinks otherwise, pats himself on the back and says “I’m a
self-made man or woman.”
Today’s Manna is simple and straightforward. . .reminding us once again
about the power of God’s Word. The Hebrew word “mitzvah” is used here for
“Commandment” and also means “a command (whether human or Divine),
ordinance, law, precept, etc.” It’s the same word used for the Ten
Commandments God gave to Moses (Ex. 20:1-11).
Although given as God’s “Guidelines for Living” in right relationship
with Him and others, the Ten Commandments were (and still are)
non-negotiable—i.e., much more than good suggestions. They were “mission
mandates” on how to order and maintain interpersonal relationships,
families, business, churches, a nation, etc. And, when we choose to ignore
them, the end-result is always chaos, not cooperation.
Thus, it’s clear the Psalmist David loved God’s Commandments. He said
“They are pure,” which comes from the Hebrew word “bar” and also means
“choice, clean, clear, select, to brighten, etc.” Simply put, they are
without any mixture of error and we should never wonder if they’re reliable
or watered down; instead, we should simply take them at face value. .
.obeying them implicitly. . .because the One Who gave them is faithful and
trustworthy. Hallelujah!!
In hearing and heeding them, our eyes are “enlightened” (Heb. “ ‘owr”),
which means “break of day, glorious, kindle, shine, etc.” In other words,
when “the Light comes in, a light goes off”—for our minds, which were
“blinded by the evil one” (II Cor. 4:4) and unable to understand God’s Word
and will (I Cor. 2:14), are now alive and our ears are open to His Voice.
Glory!! May the Spirit help us today to fall more and more in love with His
Word—for, in so doing, we fall more in love with the One Who gave it, which
transforms us and our worship/service (Rom. 12:1-2).
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