Scripture: Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn your statutes.
Thought for the Day: 19th century theologian and author, Horace Bushnell, wrote:
Habits are to the soul
what the veins and arteries are to the blood,
the courses in which it moves.
The Hebrew word for ‘learn’ is lamad which means to instruct or train someone. Often we train ourselves by practicing over and over again a certain behavior, allowing it to become second nature. The first step in this process, according to the Psalmist, is to humble ourselves before the one instructing us. There needs to be both a trust and willingness if the new behavior is going to make itself into the one receiving the instruction. Over time, these habits of the soul will become the means by which our highest values are shared. If they are not habit, the inconsistency will become an even more powerful teacher…but not for the good.
Prayer: Allow your Spirit to instruct me in your ways, O Lord, and be patient as it may take some time for it to stick. Amen.
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