Psalms 119:27. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
It is a bad thing to talk of what we do not understand and he who shall preach what he has never experienced is very likely to do so. Yet beloved, there is no understanding Gods precepts except he shall teach them to us. We are void of understanding. He must enlighten. He must instruct. "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts." Some are very anxious to understand the doctrines, and some to understand the prophecies. All well and good, but "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts", give me practical godliness, help me to live to thy praise, "so shall I talk of thy wondrous works." I will not talk till thou hast taught me. But when thou hast taught me, then my subject shall be thy wondrous works. The wonderous work of making me to understand thee shall be something to speak about, and all the wondrous works of nature, and providence, and grace shall be the subject of my continual conversation.
Psalms 119:27. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
It is a bad thing to talk of what we do not understand and he who shall preach what he has never experienced is very likely to do so. Yet beloved, there is no understanding Gods precepts except he shall teach them to us. We are void of understanding. He must enlighten. He must instruct. "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts." Some are very anxious to understand the doctrines, and some to understand the prophecies. All well and good, but "Make me to understand the way of thy precepts", give me practical godliness, help me to live to thy praise, "so shall I talk of thy wondrous works." I will not talk till thou hast taught me. But when thou hast taught me, then my subject shall be thy wondrous works. The wonderous work of making me to understand thee shall be something to speak about, and all the wondrous works of nature, and providence, and grace shall be the subject of my continual conversation.