April 18, 2022 -- Psalm 119:32 -- Enlarge my heart
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I will run in the way of Your commandments
when You enlarge my heart.
Psalm 119:32 ESV
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn!
I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.
For Your steadfast love is great above the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
Psalm 108:2-4 ESV
Resurrection Sunday—the joy-filled psalms, spiritual songs and hymns of praise reverberate on our lips and our rebound in our soul. It is the mind captivated by the splendor of God and His redeeming work that swells with praise and worship. It is a swirling kaleidoscope of heart-felt emotions and exultation which are offered to the Father for the gift of King Jesus and His glorious resurrection. It is what Psalm 108 seems to capture. Yet, I am aware how praises and blessings offered up to the Living God fall short.
It takes the work of the Spirit to enlarge my heart so that praises swelling within my heart do not fall silent shortly after the church service does.
It takes the work of the Spirit to enlarge my heart so that the bliss of celebrating God’s goodness can be sustained. I am most aware of my finite humanity on days of celebration and blessing because wonder cannot be sustained.
Oh, doesn’t it make you long for eternity? Then God the Father will be fully present and unveiled to His people; the work of Jesus will be fully applied so that even death itself will be thrown down and be no more. The Spirit of God will do His enlarging work so that our capacity for remaining in such joy-filled bliss and sustaining worship will not tear us apart or end.
One day this prayer from Psalm 119 will be fully answered, the people of God will have their hearts enlarged. Joy will not be temporary. The people of God in the presence of God will be rejoicing and there will be sustained praise, honour and blessing that stretches down the corridors of eternity, ever increasing to the glory of the King of Glory Who alone dwells in unapproachable light!
God, from the beginning, You were the word. You sent Your only Son to save us all and He even allowed Himself to be tortured and crucified to obey You. Bless me with the gift of understanding and of unshaken faith in You. By Your Spirit's power working in me, let me know the meaning of Your words in the Bible and to live accordingly. Open the door of my heart, and fill me with Your light and understanding. Amen.
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