Psalm 119:123

Hello, and welcome back to our verse by verse study through the longest Psalm and Book of the Bible. According to me records, we last looked at vs 122, meaning today we will dive into vs 123.
 

Psalm 119:123 “My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.”

The previous two verses reveal that David is going through a time of oppression in his life. What he speaks of in this verse is typical of us all; we look for deliverance. He is looking for God’s salvation, His righteous promise. He feels that he has been looking for so long that his eyes are failing him.
 

David was looking for the Messiah’s first coming. We look for His second. It is very much a part of our born-again nature to look for His return. “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say. ‘Come!’! Revelation 22:17. Come, Lord Jesus!
 

It is uncharacteristic of a bride in waiting to not live in great anticipation of the groom. It seems in some ways the church has lost the natural characteristics of the bride of Christ. What groom would be content with a bride who does not have a deep longing just to be with him?
 

Today, we should not look for His return as a deliverance as much as a longing for Him. He is our deliverance already! When troubles come, we go into Him. Much like Noah’s Ark, Jesus can carry us through the time of trouble. However, we must go “in;” God would like to develop an inwardness in all of us. When our outside world falls apart, we tend to, or at least should, go inward.
 

In times of trouble, we tend to look at ourselves in a different light. When we look inward, we find Jesus. He lives inside, but He is meek and lowly, and He speaks with a still, small voice. He is not boisterous and aggressive. He must be sought out. When He is found, we will have our deliverance. Since Jesus is already our deliverance, our desires for Him, the crying of our heart and spirit, which says, “Come!” should be based on a longing just to be with Him.
 

Let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, ask yourself if you truly have desires just for Him.

Continued