Comfort Through the Word of God

It is amazing what the word can do. Here is Zain.

Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.  This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.  The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.  I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.  Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.  Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.  I have remembered thy name, O LORD in the night, and have kept thy law.  This I had, because I kept thy precepts.  Psalm 119:49-56 

 The writer of this psalm gives examples of his hope, which should be encouraging to us all. His comfort can be found in the promise that God has already given him. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.  This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.  For us what God has given us is His Son's death on the cross.  In all the anguish and pain we may go through we are to remember that God has already shown His love, not "why does God not love me now? It seems like the whole world is coming down on me!"  God has proved his love to us on the cross. 1John 4:9

The word of God, not only comforted the psalmist in the hour of his need, but also gave him courage.  The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.  I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.  I believe this psalm is at a time when David was fleeing from Saul and had run to Gath for cover.  David said this knowing that he could have killed Saul many times before but had not because killing the king was contrary to the Word of God.  David knew that by doing what was said in the Word he was taking faith, and faith was to be his shield.  David remembered (through the bible) the many accomplishments that God had already done for his people (and himself), so why not him now.  Likewise we must remember God's Word and what it says about our protection and being able to overcoming this world through Him.  We should comfort ourselves, in this fact.

David said This I had, because I kept thy precepts. The Word of God is good, and is meant for many things, but we must do what it says.  The comfort of God does not come through reading His Word alone but by taking action upon what the word says.  This is the faith aspect that we have in the God's Word.  That if we do what He says, all things will work together.  That is why there is this verse "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord, and are called according to His purpose."

On a side note,  One thing that touches my heart is the burden and anger that David has for sin. Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. Yes, I believe he was truly scared, but I believe his terror was more from the things that could happen if a person strays from the perfect word of God. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.  I have remembered thy name, O LORD in the night, and have kept thy law. He understood the reason's for the laws God had created for us out of love.  We ought to hate sin and all that it does.  I have come to realize if we still desire for sin we will sin, but if we hate sin the spirit will overcome our carnal selves.