In The Word: That Which Endures

Welcome to Hope Mommies In the Word devotionals. Over the next few weeks, we will be meditating on Psalm 19 together. As we study these truths together, we’d love you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dig into God’s Word each week with us! 

“the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.”
Psalm 19:9

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Because Christ bore my sins on the cross and gave grace on the basis of His righteousness, I am freed to love the law, and character of God displayed there, instead of live under the law’s unbearable yoke. I can live out righteousness that endures forever. Rules and righteousness are able to make me thrive under Christ’s yoke (Psalm 1:1-3; Matthew 11:30), because I have been re-wired to love what delights His heart. What does this have to do with grief? There might be a temptation to turn inward, being self-focused, and stay there indefinitely because this is a fragile time in life when the help of others is dearly welcomed. And I hope you find help many times over.

There also comes a time in grief to pivot outward—to ask how you might serve and reflect God to those around you—if you have not yet. See where He leads you as you seek to know and display Him—and I guarantee that it will be toward what is clean, true, good, and right. When King Jesus is on the throne leading my life, I am following and fearing the One who is righteous and reigning forever. In fearing God, I know that my delight is to please Him.

Today might be a day for you to receive from others. Or, if you feel stuck today, perhaps this is what you could benefit from hearing: pivot outward toward serving God and others. You have been given understanding of the depths of sorrow and the value of life because of loss—I imagine you know others who can benefit from your compassion!

The sorrows of this life are not forever-enduring, but righteousness—in which I can walk with freedom through the cross—endures forever.

REFLECT:

1. How has God demonstrate His provision for you through the help of others?
2. In what ways may God now be calling you to be a minister of His comfort to those around you?

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