The Word of God is empowering. It is the Word of God that for centuries, millenia, been speaking truth (and Truth) to power. Nobodies like Amos, Elijah and Moses are filled with God and in turn are able to "speak statutes before kings and not be put to shame." When we rely on God's Word, we are not put to shame.
Agendas happen, though. Agendas come in and hijack the story of God for its own purpose. The devil tried to use the Word of God to hijack Jesus' agenda and manipulate truth into falsehood. And all around us, we see unfamiliarity with God's Word being manipulated. This is nothing new. However, what is new is that with the increased access to the Word has come the unintended consequence of decreased hunger for the Word. Psalm 119 is foreign to us in many ways because the psalmist is so excited about the Word, and we have to discipline ourselves just to get through a chapter a day.
This is not meant for guilt or shame, but rather as reason to pray for Psalm 119 hunger for God's Word. Let's pray that together.
The prospect of speaking God's Truth, indeed, is most exciting. Getting it right, however, is also most important. The psalmist seems to be asking God to equip and allow him to do that, by not snatching the word of truth from his mouth and creating in him the desire to reach for God's commandments and to meditate on them. My prayer, as well, for all His kids.
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