A few weeks ago, while spending hours waiting to meet with a pastor, I decided to fill the time with prayer and meditation on God’s Word. God immediately led me to Psalm 119, which just happens to be the longest chapter in the Bible (maybe God was trying to give me a hint that I needed to spend more time in Bible reading)!

Meditating on this chapter, verse by verse, one verse stood out as I read it, as if it had been highlighted and underlined:

If your law had not been my delight,
       I would have perished in my affliction.
(Psalm 119:92)

For many years, I have been told that focusing on God’s Law can be dangerous for Christians.  “What gets your attention, gets you,” I was warned.  I had been taught that if I try to make myself think about not committing a particular sin, I may instead be leading myself to commit the very sin I am trying to avoid.  “If I tell you not to think about a pink elephant,” this teacher suggested, “won’t you automatically think about a pink elephant?”

But Psalm 119:92 seems to suggest (along with the thrust of this entire chapter) that God will bless us if we not only think about God’s Law, but delight in it!  Continue reading →