December 14, 2019 - - Psalm 119:73 -- Creator King Rule in and over our hearts

Your hands have made and fashioned me;

give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.

Psalm 119:73 English Standard Version

When we read Genesis 2:7 we learn that the Creator of the Universe fashioned Adam out of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. It is awesome. Adam spent some time alone in the Garden of Eden, naming the creatures and the birds of the air and in so doing realized there was nothing, no creature, and no one like him. He was alone. The Sovereign of Heaven and Earth then took one of Adam’s ribs and made a woman—a suitable helper for him (Genesis 2:21-22). So our very first parents, Adam and Eve, were made by the hand of God.

According to Psalm 139, each one of us also is fashioned in the womb. God knows us from the very moment of our conception. He makes us for His holy purposes. We are not some cosmic accident. We are not here by chance. Every single one of the 7 billion plus of us that inhabit this planet is here by the design and desire of our Lord and Creator.

Therefore David prays—”give me understanding”—since You made me, help me to discern my purpose for being here. And that which most closely links us to our divine purposes is knowing His commandments. It makes such sense that He Who made us knows how to direct our steps and lead our living. In Psalm 16 David notes: “the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.” What God directs us to do and forbids us, such are the boundary lines of our lives and they are perfectly placed for us.

There is a Christian 12 Step Group that I have been attending called “Overcomers”. It is my desire to learn how to lead this group in order to help those who are in prison fight their addictions and find true freedom in Christ. The third step of this Overcomers Group is: I make a decision to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as He instructs me. It seems to me many of us are happy to have our King take care of our life now and in eternity, we are just not as happy to have Him over-rule our wills. However, we cannot have one without the other. We need Him. He Who made us and knows us, must direct us—both our wills and our life—and lead us in the way everlasting.

King Jesus, the true Treasure and Desire of all Nations, send Your Spirit to us so that by Your Word and Your Spirit You will truly rule in all our hearts. Rule us fully and truly, completely and without the murmur of our self-will, so that our lives will bring to You, Father in Heaven, praise and honour, glory and blessing now and always. Amen.