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Psalm 119:41-48. I Shall Walk in A Wide Place

I Shall Walk in A Wide Place

Psalm 119:41-48    (Waw)   Kevin E. Jesmer

Key verse 119: 45                  6-22-21

and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.” (ESV)

Part 1: I Will Walk About in Freedom (41-45)

Verse 41-45 read, “41 Let your steadfast love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise; 42 then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules. 44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, 45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.”

     God’s love is unfailing; he promised us salvation in Jesus. He puts the word of truth in our mouths when we trust in his word and put our hope in his promises. When we walk according to his laws we are free.

      People really want to be free but they don’t know how. They are lost, groping in the darkness, pulled every which way because of the power of sin in their lives. When we seek human freedom, trying to be free from God, we become slaves of sin, of people, our emotions, our desires and material things.

       I am amazed that people who profess faith in Jesus trying to seek freedom in a worldly sense. They want to bypass the church. They don’t commit themselves to the word of God in the Bible. They don’t even study it to know what they should be committing themselves to. Is it really that hard to commit oneself to a few hours every Sunday to go to church? Is it too hard to prayerfully study a few chapters of the Bible on a regular basis? I guess it is. But it shouldn’t be.

       It takes years to discover this, but only in God’s love and in obedience to his laws, is there real freedom.  We try finding freedom in our own way and completely fail. But eventually, by God’s grace, we find out the truth of John 8:34-36, “34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave[b] to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’” Somehow, in Jesus and through his word and his spirit, we are set free from the power of sin. Sin no longer has his hold on us as it once had. Though we fall into sin every so often, we don’t remain there. We don’t wallow in it. God, our Savior, faithfully picks us up and dusts us off and puts us on paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3). Yes, there are times I fall into despair and sorrow, laziness and selfish desires, etc. But Jesus restores me and keeps me on solid ground.

      Jesus keeps us in a wide (safe) place. Look at verses 44-45, “44 I will keep your law continually, forever and ever, 45 and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.” From these verses we can see that by keeping God’s word always before us, God will work to keep us walking on a wide space. A wide space is a safe place. You are not going to slip off the edge when you walk on a wide path. We don’t slip and fall when we follow Jesus through his word. I can testify to that after being in Christ for thirty-one years. Jesus has led me on the absolutely best path for me. That does not mean that there are no struggles, for there are, and lots of them. But those are only to help me grow. It takes a lot of wind to make an oak tree take deep root.

     Humanism calls for us to choose our own path, apart from Christ. We think we can find a wide place to walk. But we don’t. Only Jesus, our Good Shepherd, can lead us to green pastures and quiet waters. (Psalm 23:2) I pray for people to repent of trying to find their own wide space to walk in. Life is to too short to live by trial and error. Now it is the day of salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Part 2:  I Will Speak of Your Testimonies Before Kings (46-48)

Verses 46-48, “46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame, 47 for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love. 48 I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.”

    This psalmist was totally devoted to studying and meditating on the commandments of God. He states that he actually loves them. Wow. I have grown to love the word of God over the last 35 years. They do quench my thirsty soul. I can really notice when I have been ignoring the word of God. My soul does cry out to God. I pray I may grow in this level of admiration and devotion to the words of God in the Bible.

     This psalmist was eager to share God’s word with everyone, even kings. Look at verse 46, ““46 I will also speak of your testimonies before kings and shall not be put to shame”.  From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. (Luke 6:45) When your heart is full of the words of God and the grace of God, then it overflows to your mouth. I pray that I may fill up with the words of God so much so that the Gospel comes out. I pray that my relationship with secular people will be led into Gospel conversations.

   God does open up opportunities to minister to kings and the like. We may not be blessed to minister to kings, but we may be able to minister to our bosses or local politicians. My wife Julie, as an executive assistant, has had multiple opportunities to ministry to CEO’s of companies. I have been able to have access to certain people to share the Gospel with them. I just want to be ready to share the Gospel with people as God opens the door. It all begins with having a love for the word of God and allowing God to work in your heart and life through his word. His word is not without effect. (Is 55:10-11)

Prayer: “Lord, help me to come to you through your word, faithfully. Help me to love your word. And thank you for helping me to walk in a wide space. I know it is the safest place when it is with you.”

One Word: The key is to have a love for God through his word.




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