“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.” Psalm 119:2
“The blessed are those who treasure God’s testimonies. That is, they understand them, love them, and practice them.”
“To keep God’s testimonies means to consider them with the mind. They must be studied and understood thoroughly. But certainly it also means more than just cognitive apprehension of propositions. For unless the “head” knowledge of the law trickles down into the “heart,” it would be impossible to “keep” the testimonies of the Lord in such a way as to affect ones outward life. To keep the testimonies in one’s heart requires an emotional affection for them. The believer must love God’s testimony. Simply expressed, the blessed are so attached to the truths of God’s testimonies that they are disposed to abide by them in their daily life,”“The blessed man has drunk deeply from God’s reservoir of truth written in the Scriptures. Having tasted this sweet drink, he desires more and more the maker of this elixir of life.”
“The blessed one seeks after God with his whole heart. He desires to follow his master more closely and to conform his will and lifestyle to the perfect divine will. Of course, the blessed on e will also be zealous for his Master’s glory here on the earth. As he seeks after God with his whole heart, he will not tolerate those who despise God and curse him. As a result of his own delight in the law, his heart and soul will yearn for others to join with him in this seeking. For the seeking itself is blessedness, and who but a beast would not desire it for others?”
“This Psalm sets before us a way of life. The blessed stand undefiled, walking in God’s law, keeping his truths hidden deep within their hearts. The blessed demonstrate this hidden treasure to those about them in their fruitful lives. Finally, the blessed run toward the giver of all these blessings as they find God’s Word a continuous “well of water springing up to eternal life” (John 4:14NASB).”“The blessed one seeks after God with his whole heart. He desires to follow his master more closely and to conform his will and lifestyle to the perfect divine will. Of course, the blessed on e will also be zealous for his Master’s glory here on the earth. As he seeks after God with his whole heart, he will not tolerate those who despise God and curse him. As a result of his own delight in the law, his heart and soul will yearn for others to join with him in this seeking. For the seeking itself is blessedness, and who but a beast would not desire it for others?”
Gamble, Richard. The Whole Counsel of God, Vol. 1. Phillipsburg: P&R Publishing Company,2009. P534-535
