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  “ I have declared my ways, and You answered me; Teach me Your statutes. Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. ” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Advances in knowledge, understanding, and discretion have great, proven, and productive indices for national development in all of human socio-economic affairs. And it makes a lot of sense to see how the thoughts of people on project planning, career progression, and socio-cultural engagements are easily driven by these productive indices. Unfortunately, the way of the Lord as inspired by His statutes often take a different path to these human’s productive indices. For example, when the people of God were sent away to captivity to serve Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon for 70 years, it was earlier for many people to believe the false prophecies of liberation from the yokes than the true prophecy from prophet Jeremiah. Even today, we are more attracted to the advances of our mindsets ...

  “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ There is no private interpretation needed for visible manifestation of divine intervention in believers’ works, careers, families, etc. With clarity of word construction, everyone can attest to the testimonies of divine provision, promotion, protection, and preservation. But for divine guidance along uncharted and unattractive territories of life, not many people are so clear of what God is doing, even when the steps taken are convincingly marked by His precepts. The days and moments when hearts struggle to understand the beauty in our ashes, the sweetness in our pain, and the bliss in our wilderness experiences, the eyes can only see ‘wicked works’ . When the psalmist realized the failure of the eyes to see the wonderful works of God in his own personal wilderness experience, he cried unto th...

  “Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works. My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.”‭‭ Psalms‬ ‭119:27-28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬   https://www.bible.com/114/psa.119.27-28.nkjv Naturally, wonderful works speak about the prospect of human engagements in ministerial, family, business, career, and social activities. When an exciting testimony is heard from these external activities of a man, his engagement and the contributions of all acknowledged influencers (including God) are regarded as wonderful. But whenever the unexpected in life becomes the dominant experiences, there is usually nothing acknowledged as “wonderful” coming from God and/or any other. Whereas, when the heart of the Psalmist melted with heaviness, he began to see wonderful works beyond the prospects of external engagements. Whenever the heart of man begins to meditate on the precepts of God, rather the prospects of his engagements in life, the under...