June 19
A SOUND HEART
"Let my heart be sound in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed" Ps.
119:80
We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the
assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never
have cause to be ashamed of doing so.
See, the prayer is for soundness of heart. A sound creed is good, a
sound judgment concerning it is better, but a sound heart toward the
truth is best of all. We must love the truth, feel the truth, and obey
the truth, otherwise we are not truly sound in God's statutes. Are
there many in these evil days who are sound? Oh, that the writer and
the reader may be two of this sort!
Many will be ashamed in the last great day, when all disputes will
be decided. Then they will see the folly of their inventions, and be
filled with remorse because of their proud infidelity and willful
defiance of the Lord; but he who believed what the Lord taught, and
did what the Lord commanded, will stand forth justified in what he
did. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun. Men much
slandered and abused shall find their shame turned into glory in that
day.
Let us pray the prayer of our text, and we may be sure that its
promise will be fulfilled to us. If the Lord makes us sound, He will
keep us safe.