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http://bible.us/psa119.144.nkjv The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live. God's word obviously refreshe‎s the soul, but the sustenance of the freshness is often a big challenge. As soon as the heart get burdened with activities in life, family, workplace and fellowship with people, confidence in the promises and potency of God's words suddenly develop transient wings. Therefore, believers in the everlasting righteousness of the promises of God's holiness, love, and gracious interactions are enjoined to wait upon the Lord for consistent understanding. The truth of God's benevolence enriches only the hearts that are open to seeking His mercy. The understanding of the sufficiency of scriptural sustenance is expedient, prior to the experience of its everlasting life.

http://bible.us/psa119.130.nkjv The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. The intention of all communication‎s at home, workplace and the general society is the passing of cogent instructions, either directly or indirectly. And the productivity of every passing moment in life is dependent on the set of instructions that inspired the actions of man. Even in a simple home, workplace or institution, instructions from a single commanding-subject can be complicated, needless to underscore the complexity in the diverse opinions of different subjects. The nightmare in determining a sense of direction from the sets of influence, through social media, peer-review, groups, associates, friends and colleagues, cannot be overemphasized. However, a simple man will save the day by employing the influence of God's words before engaging with the activities of the day. God's words are inspired to instruct anyone in the path of righteous understanding.

http://bible.us/psa119.125.nkjv I am Your servant; Give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. Institutional loyalty often demands more than normal commitment to righteousness can offer. The concept of absolute truth becomes subject to the doctrine of relativity, where the desire for promotion, recognition, and prosperity represents the trade-off target. ‎The Psalmist had to remind self of its absolute loyalty as the servant of the Lord, implying an expression of disloyalty to any contending master. There'll be no attraction to twist any statement of truth, when the heart is solely satisfied with the promises or precepts of God. His testimonies on the matters of life, family and ministries are often deeper than the expectations of surface relationship. Therefore, the understanding of God's purpose during apparent delay is sweeter than the excitement of twisted testimonies.

http://bible.us/psa119.115.nkjv Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God! Friendliness is mostly attracted by mutual benefits. Unfortunately, not all parties are smart with an accurate analysis of the costs and benefits of unequal partnership. Like the deceit that got Adam and Eve into trouble and the fall from grace, the world promises popularity, promotion, and prosperity at the expense of a righteous relationship with God - the Maker. The scripture declares all agents of the world, which may include disobedient spouse, unrighteous leaders in the church, society and workplaces, and all immoral business partners as evildoers. Whosoever presents worldly benefits at the cost of heavenly riches becomes a little god. However, the Psalmist and Spirit say ' Run !'. ' Depart from me ' means ran away from the deception of unrighteous benefits. Contentment in a righteous relationship with God is the antidote against a dangerous discourse with ...

http://bible.us/psa119.105-106.nkjv Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments. Life is often filled with a bunch of struggle ‎between either a desire for guided feet or a delight in a lightened path. A devotion to the study of the principles of good success and moral precepts, as presented by the wisdom of men can offer a guided feet, without assurance of a lightened path. The path of the righteous is lightened, even when in deep colouration of waste and wickedness. Whenever the path get darkened, especially at the moment of the best investment of human resources, a lightened life is not greeted with despair and discouragement. The Psalmist has shown that a sustainable encouragement cannot be built on the accumulation of material wealth or the advancement of political influence. Real joy is anchored on the prosperity of the word of God in the heart of man. Therefore, a lightened life enjoys the combinat...

http://bible.us/psa119.98.nkjv You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. Without the competition for superiority of idea, skill, intelligence, financial or political power‎, this world will make fewer enemies than friends. Even in the assembly of people of like precious faith or family, the Devil easily succeed with his strategy of division, based on attraction to unnecessary competition for superiority. No matter the complexity in the deceptive plan, all contentions for superiority involves showcase of physical or material wealth, rather than the expected thirst for spiritual mountaineering. The Psalmist presents the competition for the knowledge of God as the only holy and godly competition for superiority. Wise people are found difficult to buy the deception for a sellout into the game of physical superiority at the expense of spiritual superiority.

'I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life.' Psalms 119:93 NKJV The validity of the endless settlement of God's word in heaven is easily proven by the endurance of His utterances in the establishment of the earth and all the fullness thereof. Irrespective of the catastrophic events and evolution of natural disasters, the beauty of creation and its unfading elegance can be seen through the combination of earth's formation and architectural display of human intelligence. Unfortunately, the heart of man easily fade to keep the precepts of God and his promises for an endless beauty in heaven. Just as God's words for the earth's establishment is settled, His declaration of the earth's dissolution is also settled. Only the prevailing precepts of God give the life that qualifies for heaven that never ends with this passing world.