Your statutes are wonderful;
therefore I obey them.
Psalm 119:129
A good definition of the Hebrew word translated here as wonderful (or marvelous in other translations) would be "anything that makes you go WOW!"
The Hebrew term translated as statutes is eduth. It refers most often to the specific Laws of the Covenant, as found in the Ten Commandments, as well as the Code of Law overall.
The scriptures repeatedly remind us the statutes are fantastic.
The precepts of the Lord are right,In today's culture of tweets and Facebook memes, many Christians seem to get excited about the scriptures in a purely emotion-driven way. The goal seems to be combining "inspirational" verses with uplifting pictures.
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
Psalm 19:8
Sometimes, there seems to be no connection between the verse and the picture, but that doesn't matter if you go away feeling "inspired".
This particular combination of scripture and picture inspires me more toward an exclamation of "Huh?" than "Wow!"
The thing is, the statutes of the Lord are not wonderful because they make us feel giddy or inspire sublime thoughts. They're wonderful because if we obey them, the resulting actual blessings will be fantastic.
As a friend of mine said recently, "I've tested enough of his promises that I don't doubt his Word."
If you want to experience a visceral rush from the Word of God, put what you read into practice.
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