Resolutions
I seek you with all my heart.
Do not let me stray from your commands
Psalm 119
Every year we make new year resolutions. And generally without fail, every year we break them. To me Psalm 119 reads like a very long new years resolution.’Lord I will get closer to you.’
Unfortunately we start out with good intentions but generally they come to nothing. But that should not put us off from even trying. It is believed Psalm 119 was used for teaching and as such it uses a form known as an Acrostic to help in this. This means that each section begins with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet, 22 section in all. Therefore if you knew the alphabet you could remember the Psalm and its teaching.
Perhaps we should do something like this to help us remember our resolutions for they do matter. You see if we really want to, we can make a difference in our community. We can count for something. We just have to keep trying. So this year lets make a resolution and try to keep to it.