Psalm 119:136

Psalm 119:136 “Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.”
 

David was so taken up with his God that he wept when His laws we not obeyed. Have you ever been broken over the broken heart of God? Have you ever wept over the sinfulness of mankind? The constant theme of David’s life was that he had a heart for God. We can often be guilty of weeping over the lawlessness of people, not because they are lost, but because of how their disobedience is making life harder for us. David was concerned about the heart of his God. 

In Psalm 6:5-6 we read, “No one remembers you when they are dead. Who praises you from the grave? I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.” In these verses, David is weeping over the lost praises of the dead. 

We often misunderstand the true wealth of worship. David was a worshiper, and he saw it for what it truly is. His tears were shed over those who died without God; primarily because God would no longer be able to be praise by them. 

Sometimes I think we miss the point when our sorrow for the lost is based simply on their loss. What about God’s loss! We are all His children. Ephesians 1:5-6 says, “He predestined us to be adopted as His sons and daughters though Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will – to the praise of His glorious grace.” Every saved soul is a glorification of His grace. 

We are the praise His grace. When a person dies without God, God has lost their praise forever. That is the true tragedy of sin. Once we see the need to bring people to Christ for God’s sake, rather than for their own sake, we will find our motives will become much purer in praying for them. 
 

Let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, ask God for a heart like David’s.   Continued