Convictions “Through thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.” (Psalm 119:104) Our land certainly lacks good convictions about right and wrong today. But the Psalmist did not lack convictions. The verse for today says he had some good convictions about right and wrong. This verse tells the cause of his convictions and the character of his convictions. Cause of his convictions. “Through thy precepts I get understanding.” It was the commands of the Lord which gave the Psalmist convictions about right and wrong. The Word of God is the great enlightener on what is right and wrong. If you are to have good convictions you must get into the Word. Political correctness, psychology, and other worldly philosophies will not give you good convictions. They will defile you. If folk would get into the Word of God more earnestly, they would have a lot better convictions about right and wrong than what we are seeing in our world and in our churches. Character of his convictions. “I hate every false way.” This sentence tells the high character of the Psalmist’s convictions. They were strong, sanctified, and steadfast. First, strong convictions. “Hate.” This is a strong term. But if you are going to have convictions that are worth while, they must be strong ones. Many convictions are nothing more than opinions which change frequently. The world does not like “hate” when it comes to attitudes about evil. But one who gets into the Word of God will indeed “hate” evil. Second, sanctified convictions. “Hate every false way.” Here we focus on the word “false.” What we hate and what we love tells much about our character. The Psalmist hates the false way, the evil way. Some love the evil and hate truth and righteousness. But those who get into the Word of God will hate evil, not truth and righteousness. Third, steadfast convictions. “Every false way.” The Psalmist hates “every” evil way. His convictions were steadfast. Many will oppose some false ways but not all of them. However, those who get into the Word of God will be steadfast in hating “every” false way. There is no hypocrisy here.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 09:14:16 +0000
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