The Origin of Spiritual Passion

It’s Monday, and who is going to be with me all week? God is. He is loving, merciful and faithful. Our Monday Ps. 119 focus is God, and our example to be closer to God is David.  He just pretty much lived in God’s presence when he wrote his Psalms. I can relate to him, because I also easily feel closer to God when I write. It helps me direct my thoughts. David makes a great coach and cheerleader in that. I may never achieve his zeal, but I can follow his heart to God.

Psa 119:137  Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.	No prayer request here. Just praise.  It’s a great way to start a rainy Monday morning. Lord, I agree that you are correct, right and just, and the way you decide to handle things is completely right and perfect. I align myself with you.
(138)  Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.	David’s prayer continues. Let’s join him. Lord, you decide and determine how matters are handled and how they turn out, and the way you do that is correct and true to who you are. I’m with you.
(139)  My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.	Turning this verse around, as David realized the spiritual state of his enemies, that they had forgotten and so disregarded God’s word, it made him all the more zealous or fervent for the Lord. His intensity for the Lord ate him up. Where does passion for the Lord like that come from?
(140)  Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.	I think David’s spiritual passion came from two places: the word, which he thought was very pure and which he loved—and also from the fact that he had the Spirit of God. Remember 1 Sam 16:13:  Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. I also have the word of God and the Spirit of God. That’s a start to having a heart like David’s.