Where are you standing spiritually?

Let’s take time for a spiritual inventory and ask three simple questions: 1) What do you hate? 2) Where are you hiding? 3) In what do you hope?. The best answer to those questions are found in verses 113 and 114. “I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. ‘Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in Thy Word.”

What do you hate? The psalmist hated vain thoughts (119:37,113). Vanity means that which is empty, false and temporary. Thoughts are important, because what do you think is, what you become. “As he thinks in his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7). … If we love God’s Law, we will hate the things that are contrary to His will.

Where are you hiding? “Thou at my hiding place and my shield” (v.114a). Are you hiding in the Lord? Is He your Shield? Christians have enemies who want to rob us of the blessing of God. Maybe you are hurting today. Run and hide in Jesus Christ.

In what do you hope? “I hope in Thy Word (v.114b). If your hope is anywhere other than in God, your future is hopeless. But if you are hoping in the Word of God, the future is secure, because God is preparing the way for you. What a glory it is to be able to hope in the Word of God.

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Spiritual inventories forces you to see if you are aligning with God’s will and Word. Today, ponder the three questions found in these verses. Stay aligned to God’s Word.