“You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.  My flesh trembles for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments.” (Psalm 119:119-120)

In what do you hope?  Is it in your own understanding?  Come to the Lord and know that He who created
all things knows the obstacles that hinder walking with Him.  Do not be excessively afraid of the Lord’s
judgements, but embrace them and live into the life which He promises.  Be one who can give a good testimony of His
goodness to You.  He who created you has
redeemed you by grace.

When all is said and done, the wicked shall be no more.  Only that which is right and fitting for
eternity shall remain.  Lead me to invest
in what is good that I may be more than a shell when I stand before You.  You have given great promises that lead to
eternal life with You.  In the hope of
all of Your promises, lead me through all circumstances to come into Your
eternal presence.

Lord, You have spoken these
promises and added to them the promise that You will never leave nor forsake
those who trust in You.  Lead me this day
to abide fully in You as You abide in me. 
Lead me according to Your promises that I would now and forever hold
fast to the truth which You have spoken. 
You are the Savior who guides and leads those who trust in You now and
forever.  Amen.

“Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me
be ashamed of my hope.  Uphold me that I
may be safe, that I may have regard for Your statutes continually.  You have rejected all those who wander from
Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is useless.”  (Psalm 119:116-118)

What is it that keeps you in the
right place when things get difficult? 
Do you rely upon yourself?  Know
that the One who is from eternity has given us the means to abide always in the
truth of His Word.  Come to Him and be
comforted in season and out of season knowing that He who loves you knows all
that you need.  Be comforted in the hope
that is eternal, and abide in Him.

Lord, I hear these words and my mind knows them to be true but my heart is sometimes far away.  Bring to remembrance all the goodness of Your grace and mercy that no matter the situation I may abide in the hope You alone can give.  Keep me close to Your Word that I may now and always abide in You and the promises which are sure.  Create in me a willing heart, O Lord.

Word made flesh, You have come
that we may have life and have it abundantly. 
Guide the thoughts of my mind and the inclination of my heart to dwell
in You, the only place of security.  Lead
me according to Your Word to live in You as You live in me.  Let my mind remember all of the promises You
have spoken that I may not be led astray by others who would bring me to
abandon hope in You.  Amen.

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“I hate those who are double-minded, but I love Your law. You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. Depart from me, evildoers, that I may observe the commandments of my God.” (Psalm 119:113-115)

Are you discriminating about those who influence you?  Is it not wisdom to stay away from those who do what is harmful and would have you do the same? You say you love the law of the Lord, but live among and are influenced by those who are double-minded. Be conformed to the word of the Lord and know from the inside out His goodness, mercy, kindness, living according to His Word always.

Lord, there are those around me who would lead me astray. Yet, You call for me to love my neighbor. Help me to discern how to walk that I walk the balance that is needed in this life. Grant that with wisdom I would see through circumstances to hold fast to what is right and true. May I be guided by Your Spirit to be both patient and kind, discerning, but loving You and others always.

Lord Jesus, You walked among us and You know the struggles of daily life. As I abide in You, teach me the right way to walk and live that I would hold fast to the truth. Lead me in being compassionate and forbearing that I would not be swayed by those whose minds are not on the will of the Father. Guide me this day, my Savior, that I would walk humbly with You and learn. Amen.

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“The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from Your precepts. I have inherited Your testimonies forever, for they are the joy of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes forever, even to the end.” (Psalm 119:110-112)

What the Lord has given is for all.  Anyone may walk in the ways of the Lord and there are many who are doing what is right and are unaware that it is the law of the Lord. Goodness is known by all, but the one who is wise will embrace goodness and walk in the Lord’s way. Let the statutes of the Lord be in your heart and upon your lips. Know goodness by practicing what is good.

Lord, I know certain things, but there are other things that I do not know. Guide my heart, O Lord, that I would focus upon the good and leave behind all that is evil. You know where I am and what I need. I need Your salvation and the guidance of Your Spirit. Lead me away from those places and practices where I am not in harmony with Your will that I may learn from You the goodness of life.

Lord Jesus, You have come that I may have life abundantly in You. Lead me out of those places where I am still in rebellion. Guide me into the goodness of the Father’s mercy to the place where I obey as You have obeyed. Teach me, O Lord, and help me to learn that I may grow in wisdom and understanding. You are my salvation and in Your everlasting arms I find rest. Lead me this day. Amen.

“O accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me Your
ordinances.  My life is continually in my
hand, yet I do not forget Your law.” 
(Psalm 119:108-109)

How do you speak?  Are the words you speak those which are
pleasing in the sight of the Lord.  Are
they blessings or curses?  Come into the presence
of the Lord and let your mouth and mind be guarded by the precepts of the
Lord.  Know that your life is
continuously in the presence of the Lord. 
He who made you knows you better than you know yourself.  He knows the plans He has for you.

Lord, guide me ever deeper into the mystery of the faith.  Lead me step by step in the way I need to go.
 Guide my thoughts and mouth to think and
speak that which will always be acceptable to freely speak.  Lead me, O Lord, in the way I need to go that
I would go the way You have established for eternity.  Let me learn how to be one who praises with
my mouth day and night that I may be in Your presence always.

Lord Jesus, You have come to establish the way of everlasting life.  Lead me this day, Lord Jesus, that I would now and forever abide in the goodness of Your grace and mercy.  Teach me through meditation to ponder on all that I do that I would forever hold fast to the goodness You have come to bring.  Lead me, Lord, in the way of salvation that I may forever abide in You and You in me.  Amen.

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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  I have sworn and I will confirm it, that I
will keep Your righteous ordinances.  I
am exceedingly afflicted; revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.”  (Psalm 119:105-107)

What is it that brings light to
the path you walk upon?  Is it the things
of the world?  Or is it what the Lord has
to say?  We are guided by that which we
follow.  In the darkness of this world we
need light to illuminate the path before us. 
The Word of the Lord does light the path for our feet so  we would walk in the way of the Lord.  Come into the light and know the way of
eternal life.

Lord, You are the light that shines in the darkness.  We are people who are walking all too often
in the darkness.  Illumine my footsteps
that I would walk in the light of Your revelation and know the path that You
have set before me.  Guide me according
to Your Word that I would now and always walk in Your ways.  Help me through the dark places to see Your
light always shining.

Lord Jesus, You are the light that shines in the darkness.  You are the light that illuminates all.  Bring me into the light of Your countenance that I would reflect Your light that others may see and come to You.  Help me this day to see clearly as You shine Your light around me and through me that I would walk in the way that is pleasing to the Father.  May I be a child of the light this day.  Amen.

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“How sweet are Your words to my taste! 
Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 
From Your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false
way.”  (Psalm 119:103-104)

What is sweet in your
mouth?  Is it the profanity of this world
or the Word of the Lord.  We do have a
fondness for that which pleases us.  Come
to the Word and learn its intricacies. 
Know that the Lord of all creation has given us a gift finer than the
finest of all that this world could ever come up with.  In the word of the Lord is found hope and an
eternal future.  Come, taste and see.

Lord, You know that I am titillated by the things of this world.  I am forever reading and consuming the things
the world produces, but barely have time to spend with You or in Your
Word.  Guide me, O Lord, to have a refined
taste that knows that Your Word is a great and rich heritage.  Refine my tastes Lord that I may know what is
good and what is harmful.  Lead me in the
right way.

Lord Jesus, Your Words are soothing to the weary soul.  Make my burden light and my yoke easy.  Help me set my thoughts and actions on the better and finer things.  Lead me in the way I need to go this day that I would meditate upon Your Word and know more fully the truth You have revealed.  Reach into my heart and take away what is false that it may be filled with Your truth.  Amen.

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“I understand more than the aged, because I have observed Your
precepts.  I have restrained my feet from
every evil way, that I may keep Your word. 
I have not turned aside from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have
taught me.”  (Psalm 119:100-101)

Wisdom does not come through
aging, but with intentionality.  Do not
mistake being older with necessarily being wiser.  Yes, there is wisdom that comes in growing
older, but real wisdom comes through effort. 
Only when directed by the Director of all will you find the true hope
which is always yours through Him.  Do
not turn aside from the ordinances of the Lord.

Lord, You know the struggle in my heart, for all around me and within
me are the obstacles that get in the way. 
Lead me, O Lord, in the way of righteousness that I may now and always
hold fast to the truth of Your commands. 
They are good boundaries to protect and promote the goodness of
life.  Bring me to the place where I know
this in the new heart You give me through grace.

Lord Jesus, You know what I need.  You have come that I may have life and have it abundantly.  Guide me into ever deeper understanding of all that this means.  May I now and always walk ever closer with You as You lead, that I would come to the place where I love You and my neighbor as You teach me to love them.  Guide me this day, Lord Jesus, that I would learn what You will teach me.  Amen.

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“O how I love Your law!  It is my
meditation all the day.  Your
commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever mine.  I have more insight than all my teachers, for
Your testimonies are my meditation.” 
(Psalm 119:97-99)

What are your boundaries?  Not the imposition of what other’s might
think, but your personal boundaries.  The
law of the Lord is only as good for you as it becomes personal for you.  We often have external cultural norms that
guide how we behave, but it is the internal boundaries that count with God.  Meditate upon the law of the Lord and allow
them to become your boundaries.

Lord, help me to see the conflict between what I say I believe and
those things on the inside that truly guide me. 
Allow my heart to be softened to see the truth.  Guide me into reflection that what You say
may become who I am.  Let me not resist
You when I do not resist the world. 
Through Your Spirit, search me deep within that who I am may become what
You are making me to be.

Lord Jesus, You promised a new life.  Create in me that new life that sheds itself of this world’s promptings to become what I have always been intended to be.  Guide me in the goodness of what has always been true.  Lead me in the way of everlasting life.  In You, O Lord, is the hope of all people, for only in You can we find our way through the fog of this world.  Lead me in meditation this day, O Lord.  Amen.

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“The wicked wait for me to destroy me; I shall diligently consider Your
testimonies.  I have seen a limit to all
perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad.”  (Psalm 119:95-96)

What is destruction?  Is it death? 
Do we not all die?  The wicked
seek to detach you from the Lord.  Listen
not to the lies of the wicked, but come into the eternal presence of the Lord
and dwell with Him.  Learn His
commandments and know that what the Lord will make of those who are His is
greater that any can imagine.  Come to
the Lord and know the One without limits.

Lord, my mind sees more clearly that my heart.  Yes, I know the wicked are wicked and You are
good, but I do wickedness and ignore You. 
Teach me, O Lord, the way of truth. 
Change my heart that I would live into the eternal life for which You
are preparing me.  Guide me, Lord, in the
way of salvation, and by Your Spirit help me to walk the narrow way of
truth.  I need You to save me.

Lord Jesus, You have taught us that we are to be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect.  Teach me what this means.  Lead me along right paths that I may grow into what it is You know I need to become.  Guide me, Lord Jesus, in the way of truth and life.  You have come that we might have life and have it abundantly.  Grow in my heart the abundant life You have promised that I may walk with You forever.  Amen.

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