The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Ps) January 29th

Psalm 119:113-128
113 I hate the double-minded,
but I love your law.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.
115 Depart from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,
and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
117 Hold me up, that I may be safe
and have regard for your statutes continually!
118 You spurn all who go astray from your statutes,
for their cunning is in vain.
119 All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross,
therefore I love your testimonies.
120 My flesh trembles for fear of you,
and I am afraid of your judgments.
121 I have done what is just and right;
do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Give your servant a pledge of good;
let not the insolent oppress me.
123 My eyes long for your salvation
and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
124 Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love,
and teach me your statutes.
125 I am your servant; give me understanding,
that I may know your testimonies!
126 It is time for the LORD to act,
for your law has been broken.
127 Therefore I love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every false way.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. 2001 (Ps 119:113–128). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

There are many of us that love legal programs on Television or even to read about various court cases. Writers have used legal proceedings to produce many different forms of literature or art. People like these because they have twists and turns and it seems like nobody is telling the truth or they are telling half-truths. You never seem to get the entire picture until you get to the final verdict and even then there could still be a twist. But what makes these interesting is because they are full of so called double talk. People can be of two minds.

It is not about facts or the Law it is only about what I can convince someone else it says or means. Many people look at the Bible in the same way. It only means that because you think it means that. What does it actually say? We do not need to look to double minded people or people who twist words but look at what it actually says. If you don't go beyond that you can get really far, but then you run into poetry and parables. What do those things mean?

The Psalmist tells us that he loves the Law of God and his truth. The more we read it, it can become an escape for us also. We can look at the many twists and turns God's people have take throughout the years. You can read about Laws which concern practically every area of your life. But ultimately the Psalmist Loves God's Law because it transforms a person.

God is constantly transforming people through his Word. It is not static or stationary but alive and active. It continues to work on people the more they read and hear it. The more we read mark and inwardly digest the Word of God, it will continue to point us to our Eternal and Everlasting Hope in Christ Jesus our Lord. He gives us Life.