Thursday, March 14, 2019

 Ps25:15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.

The Psalmist teaches that reasons we are tempted to stray from the path that God has for us is because we focus on the wrong things. When we turn our eyes away from the Lord we start to think of ways that we can respond to the opposition. As the Psalmist speaks to law, covenants, curses, statutes, promises and decrees, he puts all of the circumstances in his life through the axioms. He has taught himself to role all of his troubles over to the Lord. " Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow"God is the only one who knows what is bothering us because He looks on our inward condition. "But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love" God is much better at handling our problems. When we face trials we must be completely delivered. We cannot trust in our efforts. "For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes."After he rolls the problems over  to God , the Psalmist fixes his eyes on the victory. The Psalmist sets his heart on complete deliverance. He turns his eyes away any confidence in other sources. "I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God."

When the Psalmist rolls all of the problem over to the Lord through speaking the axioms, he receives illumination."My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me;" We are able to focus on the people who are faithful. We are able to avoid the traps that are set before us. 105 5"Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, him will I put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, him will I not endure."  When we pronounce the axioms we learn to kill the desire to trust in harmful speech. my eyes are not haughty;  God never destroys us in order to heal us. His work in our trials always strengthens us. God brings us through trials in order to deliver us." my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters" Gods path in the trial is always pushing the curse under our feet by taking the weight off of our shoulders.  When we have been completely delivered we will hear the defeat of our opposition." For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes. For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling",
  
 

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