Psalm 119:159

Psalm 119:159 “See how I love Your precepts; preserve my life, O Lord, according to Your love.”
 

“Precepts” generally mean instructions for living. It is God’s way of showing us how to live on a daily basis. Instructions are given as to what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. We all have a responsibility of daily life before God. (I am not sure if that can be emphasized enough.) Do you seek Him daily, or read His Word daily, or worship Him daily? David did. Therefore, he could say, “See how I love Your precepts.” His daily life was an example of one who loved God’s precepts. 

In Psalm 90:12 we read, “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” This can help us in our daily life before God. Numbering our days aright deals with establishing a list of priorities. Another way to phrase this would be, “Show us the most important thing to the least important thing for us to do today.”  Through making this a daily prayer, you gain a heart of wisdom because you are developing a lifestyle of giving yourself to the things that God considered the most important.
 

David then says, “Preserve my life, O Lord, according to Your love.” Life me, according to Your love, would be another way of saying it. This is the third time he has asked God to life him in this section (Resh) of Scripture. 

The first time, it was according to Your Promise, the second time it was according to Your promise, and now it is according to Your love. What a wonderful security we have knowing our obedience to God results in God preserving our lives. Jesus is the preserver while Satan is the destroyer. All we need to do is live in obedience to Jesus and our lives are preserved. He lifes us! 

Now let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse, as you do; consider your daily life before God. Do you show your love through obedience?

Continued