Have you ever stumbled on to a verse before that you have probably read a thousand times but never knew it was there? That’s what happened today. I was blown away by this one verse that I really never knew existed. I had read this chapter before, multiple times, and you probably have too. If I told you it was the longest chapter in the Bible would you know where I was reading? More than likely you would, but if I asked you to recite me Psalm 119:20, could you? I couldn’t either until just a little bit ago, when God put a new prayer in my heart for my life. Psalm 119:20 in the NCV says this, "I wear myself out with desire for your laws all the time".
There were two things that got me when I read this one verse. The phrases “wear myself out”, and “all the time”. Let’s take a look at our lives for just a second. There is a lot of stuff that we do for fun, for money, for family, or for friends that wear us out. We go to the lake all day and get scorched and wear ourselves out tubing and fishing, but its fun! We wear ourselves out helping a family member move. We will pack for days and then pack all night before they leave and then go help unload all the mess that they had. We wear ourselves out working to provide for our families. We want them to have the best of the best and we will almost work ourselves to death trying to get them the things they want. We wear ourselves out almost every day, but do we wear ourselves out wanting more of God?
The Psalmist’s desire to know more of the commands of God wore on him until he was completely worn out. The Psalmist was so overcome by the desire to know more about God that he had no more strength left to do anything. WOW! That to me says a whole lot about who this Psalmist was; and it also says a whole lot about you and me. Where has our longing for God gone? When will we ever step back up to the plate and be a leader like this Psalmist?
But that’s not all! Look at the second phrase that caught my attention. “All the time”. When have you ever thought about one thing “all the time”? There are not many things in this life that I can truly say that I think about all the time. The number one thing I think about all the time is, Me! I mean you are going to take care of yourself, right? When you are thirsty, you will get yourself something to drink. The same thing goes for when you are hungry; you will get some kind of food to eat. The other thing I think about all the time is my wife. She never leaves my mind. Her wellbeing is at the front of my mind. Being the husband my main concern is making sure she has all she needs. But you take one look at my life and you will see that God is not something that is on my mind “all the time”. What do you see when you look at yours? Is He on your mind all the time? Why shouldn’t He be at the forefront of our minds every day? After the price that He paid to set us all free from the bondage of sin, doesn’t that deserve some thought?
“Father I love you and you deserve more of me. Help me every day to wear myself out in Your word. Help me to have You on my mind all the time. Make me the person that You want me to be. Help me to be more like this Psalmist, so I can share You with more people that I come in contact with.”
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