Isaiah
26:8
8 Yea, in the way ['orach] of thy judgments [mishpat],
O LORD [Y@hovah], have we waited [qavah] for thee; the desire [ta'avah] of our soul [nephesh] is to
thy name [shem], and to the remembrance [zeker] of thee. KJV-Interlinear
8 In the path of your judgments, O LORD, we
wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul. ESV
Ones actions
reveal the genuineness or phoniness of ones desire to learn Gods will.
Even though the
word for judgments often times refers to the punishments of God, it also refers
to the trials and adversities of life.
And here our context is in reference to those who are obedient to God, and
therefore the judgments of God is synonymous with the adversities of life from
which God delivers or sustains us through.
As the passage has
unfolded, God has made the path of the spiritual life straight and level and
smooth, but the world throws up adversities and difficulties as well as
enticements and distractions, that make getting through the spiritual life more
than difficult.
The great
equalizer within us, that most people lack, comes from a genuine inner desire,
of knowing God and of succeeding in life in accordance with Gods will. Far too often people speak of their desire,
but their actions and follow through, do not happen.
Their life thus
becomes phony. Their real priority is
for themselves, in total disregard of Gods will.
Therefore, the
desire of the soul, or lack of it, becomes the determining factor for ones
success or failure.
As goes the
desire, so goes the daily study.
As goes the daily
study, so goes ones spiritual growth.
As goes the
spiritual growth, so goes ones blessings.
