The Benefits of the Lord

Psalm 19:7-10 KJV
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

LAW, TESTIMONY, STATUTES, COMMANDMENT, FEAR, and JUDGMENTS.

Be honest, when you read those six words, how do you feel? At first glance, these do not bring comfort to me - in fact a little bit of angst is stirred up inside of me. In our modern society, I would say all of these things have been perverted to the point that we just get a little worked up when we see these.

Interestingly enough these are things to be desired. Desired more than fine gold. And they are sweeter than honey. We can look at the bible passage and know that if they are from the Lord they all produce benefits. But, as I would like to point out, we still get a little angst over these areas. How can that be?

It may just be a matter of surrender. When we hear words like LAW, TESTIMONY, STATUTES, COMMANDMENT, FEAR, and JUDGMENTS, we don't always see the Lord blessing us, but rather someone telling us how to live our lives. Someone dictating to us how we are to do things. These attitudes probably pour over to our relationship with the Lord as well. Like Adam and Eve, we may just doubt that the Lord has our best interests at heart. Let me assure you, He does.

I would like you to read the passage above again, but let's do a learning experiment. When you see LAW, TESTIMONY, STATUTES, COMMANDMENT, FEAR, and JUDGMENTS this time, put "surrender to the..." in front of it. After "of the Lord" insert "because it is..." I'm not trying to change His word, but rather helping you to see the benefits of surrendering your life fully to the Lord.