Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Psalm 38:2
2 For thine arrows [chets] stick
fast [nachath] in me,
and thy hand [yad]
presseth me sore [nachath]. KJV-Interlinear
2 For your arrows have sunk into me, and
your hand has come down on me. ESV
This verse conveys
the idea of the stresses and burdens and discipline that can descend down upon
a person, from seemingly everywhere.
Because of our
weaknesses and failures in life, we are constantly hampered by the
repercussions of our own transgressions.
Our transgressions
can be outright sins, or they can come from passive indifferences, or our discontentment’s,
or whatever, that we might have regarding our role in life.
Regardless of the
source of our failures, Christ is standing nearby ready to lower the hammer on
us in a variety of ways. And when that happens, our life can be turned upside
down, and certainly things can become very inconvenient for us.
But the stresses
that accompany whatever difficulties we may encounter, are usually enough to
wake us up and make us aware of our own flaws, and of our own failed decisions
or actions.
The phrase, stick
fast, refers to the disciplinary action that descends down upon us.
The arrows, refer
to the disciplinary action its self.
And this is not a
single arrow, but a barrage of many arrows, from which we cannot get out of the
way, or hide from, or shield ourselves from, because they all strike their
mark. Namely you.
The obvious
response to Gods discipline, is to cease in that pattern of life or activity that
got you into that trouble. The obvious stupid response, is to not change from
that pattern that got you into trouble.
But, stubborn is
as stubborn does, which is the same as stupid is as stupid does.
And of course the
best response is to recognize the situation as it really is, and learn from it,
and change yourself.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
