Daily Huddle - Fri Apr 24, 2020 On But Not In

Love you all, praying for you,
 
I just love how God’s Word unfolds.  The deeper you go, the more life you find.  Psalms 119:143 – Trouble and stress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight, your statutes are forever right, give me understanding that I may live.  Trouble has come upon me, but not in me.  Stress has come upon me, but not in me.   On the inside, I’m in Christ – so I’m in peace, not stress.  On the inside, I’m in Christ, so I’m in freedom, not trouble.  I’m in truth not doubt.  I’m in life, not fear.  Why?  Because Your commands are my delight.  I delight to hear your commands and I delight to do them.  Because I see the results they bring.  Command – a charge, an instruction from one in authority over you.  To bid, to order, to direct, to charge implying authority and power to control and to require obedience.  His commands – bring delight to my spirit.  I love hearing them so I can do them!  Your statutes are forever right.  The righteousness of your testimonies. That means - the right, equity, and prosperity (righteousness) of your testimonies - that which is shared by eyewitnesses and recorders.  This is talking about coming to a belief of what was commanded supported by testimony. "His testimonies" an eyewitness that recorded their own attesting to the truth and fruit of the command.  Testimony – the declaration of a witness – so the mind counts it as evidence.   Give me understanding – biyn <bene>  to separate mentally, distinguish, understand – to have just and adequate ideas of.  Understand means to comprehend, to know, to have the same ideas as the person who speaks.  To come to the same conclusion and belief.  Give me understanding of your commands and precepts.  “God – let me think the same way you do."  Understanding is the full alignment of the mind – with the right-ness, the righteousness of His Word.  So it produces in you full compliance every time!   Everything David prays for is what God gives, and wants to give you.  It’s why it’s recorded – this is part of God's testimonies – David is the witness, the recorder – the testimony of His Word.  To delight in His commands means enjoyment, to be pleased with – the good that brings joy.  That I may live – not only be saved and preserved, but quickened, revived – to come back to - the fullness of life that God has!  Give me understanding that I may live – David is saying if you can help me think like you do – my life will be abundantly full – not just living but thriving.  Praying that God’s commands – His charge to you – will become your delight.  Praying that His testimonies – those who witnessed and recorded – will become evidence to you.  That God will give you the grace to align your thoughts with his, your belief with what He declared.  That PRISM those five things you can do in God's Word every day.  Will transform your mind to the mind of Christ – that you will have understanding!  That PiVAT - God's Plans for you - will have you obeying like Jesus, like David.  That your Daily Call will be your overcoming!  just like He commanded you.  That you PiVAT Small Group – will be the gathering that provokes and inspires you to obey what He tells you to do - so  you  walk in all the good that He has promised you, that He has planned for you – that He has stored up for you! 
 
Love you all,
dad